he's waiting at the station he's not taking any trains he's a kid from Colorado counting raindrops in the drain he's sleeping in the tunnel he's edging towards the vent he's a lonesome river swimmer wondering where the river went who's gonna carry him down? who's gonna carry him down? one more turnaround and he'll be homeward bound who's gonna carry him, carry him down? there's a landlord on the benches there's a posse on the train there's an angel up in heaven who forgot somebody's name who's gonna carry him down? who's gonna carry him down? one more turnaround and he'll be homeward bound who's gonna carry him, carry him down? one more turnaround and he'll be homeward bound who's gonna carry him, carry him down?