Down by the river 
the corn is creepin 
I cry for my lover 
my lover's sleepin 
Bad as it gets 
gotten worse 
I wanna run 
Had to learn to crawl 

The house on fire 
the treaty's broken 
I call for the law 
the law is a token 
As bad as it gets 
it's gotten worse 
I wanna run 
I had to learn to crawl 

This trip is the worst 
I don't mean maybe 
I call for the captain 
She cries like a baby 
As bad as it gets 
it's gotten worse 
I wanna run 
I had to learn to crawl first 

Bye-bye 
Bye-bye baby my friend 
Bye-bye! 
Bye-bye baby 
and she cries 
and she cries 
and she... 
and then she... 

I mighta not known 
I mighta not guessed 
I mighta been fine if she'd never confessed 
As bad as it gets 
it's gotten worse 
I wanna run 
I had to learn to crawl 

Bye-bye 
Bye-bye baby my friend 
Bye-bye! 
Bye-bye baby 
It's time to leave 
but I don't know when