Set out on a laughless day 
like a troupe of clowns 
peekin' out of a show man's car 
through cabbage town... 
you feel a cold wind blow 
through your open mind 
the end is about to start 
so you shut it hard... 
as the weather girl predicts: 
conducting the clouds with her stick 
the day will be clear'n'funny 
- before it rains... 
Written in water 
yeah, it's bound to disappear 
written in water 
down the crater of your ear 
As long as the flavor lasts 
in c-h-e-w-i-n-g gum 
as long as we float around 
this golf ball sun... 
the light to replace the day 
is ten shades of gray 
a kiss removes the skin 
shows you where you've been 
under the ultra-violet ray 
a rule every fool obeys 
hold up your name in fire 
- before it rains... 
Written in water 
yeah, it's bound to disappear 
written in water 
written on a wave of fear.. 
written in water 
yeah, it's bound to disappear 
down-the-velvet-crater-of-your-ee-aa-rrr 
Yeah, written in water 
it's bound to disappear 
written in water 
written on a wave of fear 
written in water 
it's bound to disappear 
down the velvet crater of your ear 
iiiiiiiiiiiihhjairr!... written in water