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