People say don't rock the boat Let things go their own way Ideas that once seemed so right Now have gotten hard to say I wish that I could talk to you And you could talk to me 'Cause there's very few of us left my friend From the days that used to be Seemed like such a simple thing To follow one's own dream But possessions and concessions Are not often what they seem They drag you down and load you down In disguise of security But we never had to make those deals In the days that used to be Talk to me, my long lost friend And tell me how you are Are you happy with your circumstance? Are you driving a new car? Does it get you where you want to go With a seven year warranty Or just another hundred thousand miles away From the days that used to be? [1988-08-12, Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, USA] [performed similarly during the entire 1988 Bluenotes summer tour] People say don't rock the boat Let things go their own way Ideas that once seemed so right Now have gotten hard to say I wish I could be with one Whose thoughts can still run free Cause' we never used to hit dead ends In the days that used to be It seemed like such a simple thing To follow one's own dream But possessions and concessions Are not always what they seem They bog you down and load you down In the guise of security Well we never had to make those deals In the days that used to be Talk to me, my long lost friend And tell me how you are Are you happy with your circumstance? Are you driving a new car? Does it get you where you want to go With a six year warranty But just another hundred thousand miles away From the days that used to be? People say don't rock the boat Let things go their own way Ideas that once seemed so right Now have gotten hard to say I wish that I could be with you And you could be with me 'Cause there's very few of us left my friend From the days that used to be People say don't rock the boat People say don't rock the boat People say don't rock the boat