That Old Moody River by Liz23

music, lyrics, arrangement by michael cohen
from the musical "the neon coconut"

my life is like driftwood, flowing with the current
going to a rendezvous with the dark restless sea
my life is like driftwood, how i wish it weren’t
how i wish that i could somehow learn to swim free
but that old moody river, that moody river
just carries me, carries me

i’ve got no direction, and no destination
from the source of my remorse i’m trying to flee
i’ve got no connections, i’ve got no relations
like huck finn but without jim for company
but that old moody river, that moody river
just carries me, carries me

i wake up on a bright new morning
and wonder where i’m gonna sleep at night
try as i might the world’s ignoring
my every attempt to set things right

i feel like some flotsam, or is it some jetsam
sore in need of friends indeed, i’m sure you’d agree
since i haven’t got some, it’s time that i get some
time to put an end to living solitary
but that old moody river, that moody river
just carries me, carries me
that old moody river
it just carries me