Same River Twice

I'm older now than I have ever been
And I hate to break it to you, so are you, my friend
They tore down our old stomping ground for half the asking price
You can't step in the same river twice

Julia was beautiful, I swore
But that was many years ago, she ain't that way no more
We had pizza with Teresa, she paid for my slice
You can't step in the same river twice

You can't step in the same river twice
I dug the scene in Aberdeen, we ate Italian ice
You had a blast at the wedding, I had fish over rice
You can't step in the same river twice

Many men have tried and failed to recreate the past
End up face down in the pool amid a shotgun blast
Well I'm sorry Miss Buchanan, turns out your husband was right
You can't step in the same river twice

We leaned against each other there across the hardwood floor
A little bit of magic wrapped up in an antique store
He was smiling in Rhode Island, rest in paradise
You can't step in the same river twice

You can't step in the same river twice
Made some cash in Halifax then lost it shooting dice
Now she wakes up every morning, makes love to a device
You can't step in the same river twice

You can scream into the evening and rage against the dawn
But yesterday is moving on
You can dream into the evening and bargain with the dawn
But yesterday is moving on
Yesterday is moving on