[Verse 1]
Yeah, I've become a glad man singing a song
About a soldier want a boot
And a fallen angel naked as a fish at night
About a sad man climbed up a willow bough
And the cops are on the fence round a dog in the manger
And the mouth of the river is wide

[Hook]
Wide
Wide

[Verse 2]
I've become a glad man singing a song
About the bushes by the gas pump gone to flower
And a constant star collides (woo)
About a sad man sayin' they've forgotten how
And the baby quit suckin' when the milk went sour
And the mouth of the river is wide

[Hook]
Wide
Wide
Wide
Wide
[Verse 3]
About a sad man lost in a hammock sway
When the bridal gown came, Mama spit out the window
And the cops said the dog won't bite
And the sad man's sayin' they've forgotten how
And the blood runnin' black in the valley shadows
River runnin' all the while

[Verse 4]
Yeah, I've become a glad man singing a song
About a lover rolled over, said you must be tired
And the truth coming towards the light
About a sad man knocking on a chapel door
And a burned-out boat called Trial by Fire
And the mouth of the river is wide

[Hook]
Wide
Wide
Wide
Wide

[Outro]
Woo, woo, woo, woo