The Other Side Of The Reservoir Lyrics

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING WHEN THEY DUG THAT HOLE AND BULLDOZED THAT TOWN DOWN WALL BY WALL LAYING THE ASPHALT AND DIVERTING THAT ROLLING RIVER SO THERE'D BE WATER FOR US ALL I GOT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE US OR NOT AH BUT MY MEMORIES FADING FAST THEY MIGHT AS WELL TAKE THAT TOO IT'S NO USE TO ME OR YOU I GUESS IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO LAST I HEARD YOU LIVE THERE NOW AND THAT YOU'VE SETTLED DOWN AND ACCEPTED THE VASTNESS OF IT ALL MAYBE I'LL WRITE A LETTER COS I'VE HEARD THAT LIFE'S MUCH BETTER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR WELL TIME HAS A FUNNY WAY OF DOUBLING BACK ON ITSELF AND SHOWING THE THINGS THAT REALLY LAST WAS IT JUST YESTERDAY YOU LEFT FOR GREENER PASTURES OR WAS THAT WAY BACK IN THE PAST I GOT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF A LONG LOST VALLEY NOW FILLED WITH WATER SHORE TO SHORE THAT ROLLS UNDER MILES OF LAND RIGHT DOWN TO NEW YORK CITY BUT AT LEAST NO ONE'S THIRSTY ANY MORE I HEARD YOU LIVE THERE NOW AND THAT YOU'VE SETTLED DOWN AND ACCEPTED THE VASTNESS OF IT ALL MAYBE I'LL GET IN TOUCH I'VE HEARD THAT THERE'S SO MUCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR SO WHAT WERE THEY THINKING WHEN THEY DUG THAT HOLE AND FLOODED THE MEADOWS GREEN AND FAIR WAS IT SO SATISFYING THEY DIDN'T HEAR PEOPLE CRYING AS THEY WATCHED THEIR LIVES GET MOVED ELSEWHERE WELL I HEAR THE TREES GROW TALL BY THAT RETAINING WALL AND THERE'S ALWAYS A RAINBOW IN THE SKY MAYBE I'LL WRITE A LETTER COS I'VE HEARD THAT LIFE'S MUCH BETTER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR