What am I gonna do about Betty
I love her and she loves me
But we can’t be together much
So here I am with you in Venice
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in

What am I going to do about the president
He has hope and so do you
But sometimes I have none of it
And sometimes I feel too damn old
But here I am with you in Venice
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in

What am I going to do about my mother
She’s not getting younger
And I’ve not been the best of sons
But here I am with you in Venice
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in

What am I going to do about marriage
Will I wait as long as my dad did
And then my son will have a father
Who’s grown old before his time
But here I am with you in Venice
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in

What am I going to do about life
Put it off some 30 years now
Waiting for someone or something
To tell me yes it’s starting now
But here I am with you in Venice
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in
Watchin’ the storm come in

Betty and I can’t be together
The president can do what he likes
My mother’s fine and my father’s dead
And life is always life, and I’m just
Watching the storm come in
Watching the storm come in
Watching the storm come in

(lyrics: Dan Bern)