Mixed‐Up Guy Songtext
von Jimmy Webb

I′m gonna let you go now, angel
Though I could make you stay
I could use my blind self-pity
And throw it in your way
But the times have turned between us
And you know I don't believe
That it makes one bit of difference
If you stay or if you leave


Oh, why can′t I be lonely
Like that lonely Russian river?
Ah, that's rushing down the mountain
On its way to meet the sea
Oh, why can't I need someone
Like that river needs that ocean?
Oh, why did you have to get so mixed up, baby
With a mixed up guy (mixed up guy)
With a mixed up guy like me?

I′m gonna make it short now, angel
Though I could make it long
I could take you through the changes
And show you where you′re wrong
But our dreams don't flow together
And you′ll never, never see the light
So it really doesn't matter
Who is wrong and who is right


Oh, why can′t I be lonely
Like that lonely Russian river?
Ah, that's rushing down the mountain
On its way to meet the sea
Oh, why can′t I need someone
Like that river needs that ocean?
Oh, and why did you have to get so mixed up, baby
With a mixed up guy (mixed up guy)
With a mixed up guy like me?