Here I sit with a bottle of wine
A company of friends and it's just about nine
And we're trying to solve all the problems of the world
And the atmosphere's friendly and the mood is a pearl

And we're talking religion and the ways of the wold
And the best way to tackle the bitter and cold
And the wine is a river that flows through the room
Drowning the sorrow and washing the gloom

And I'm thinking of Kashmir and the life that is there
And I'm thinking I'd like to be going somewhere
And I'm thinking of Kashmir and the life that is there
And I'm thinking I'd like to be going somewhere

And the talk turns to music and the latest pop star
And the price of a drink in a fashionable bar
And the wine is a river that flows through the room
Drowning the sorrow and washing the gloom

And I'm thinking of Kashmir and the life that is there
And I'm thinking I'd like to be going somewhere
And I'm thinking of Kashmir and the life that is there
And I'm thinking I'd like to be going somewhere

And the talk turns to politics and the state of the world
And the flags are all flying and the guns are all curled
And the wine is a river that flows through the room
Drowning the sorrow and washing the gloom

And I'm thinking of Kashmir and the life that is there
And I'm thinking I'd like to be going somewhere
And I'm thinking of Kashmir and the life that is there
And I'm thinking I'd like to be going somewhere

And the night is now over and the morning is near
And the company's leaving and the coast is all clear
And the wine is a river that flows through the room
Drowning the sorrow and washing the gloom

And I'm thinking of Kashmir and the life that is there
And I'm thinking I'd like to be going somewhere
And I'm thinking of Kashmir and the life that is there
And I'm thinking I'd like to be going somewhere