He is down by the riverside late one night
He's trying to count the stars in each of the signs
All alone by the riverside and time passes by
Gathering thoughts of the past and maybe he'll cry

So they say he’s a madman and they don’t understand
But I know that he’s trying hard to act like a man
All those years he has suffered, my friends, all those years of pain
But I don’t think he knows for sure if those years were in vain, no

He’s a dreamer but he’s fighting for his life
He's trying to understand
He's a dreamer but he wants to carry on
And I know he's a lonely man, a lonely man

He is down by the riverside late one night
He's trying to count the stars in each of the signs
All alone by the riverside and time passes by
Gathering thoughts of the past and maybe he'll cry

He’s a dreamer but he’s fighting for his life
He's trying to understand
He's a dreamer but he wants to carry on
And I know he's a lonely man, a lonely man

He’s a dreamer but he’s fighting for his life
He's trying to understand
He's a dreamer but he wants to carry on
And I know he's a lonely man

He’s a dreamer but he’s fighting for his life
He's trying to understand
He's a dreamer but he wants to carry on
And I know he's a lonely man