Way down by the water
I'm waiting for some change in the weather
I can hear you coming up to me
saying don't go in there alone.
You say, Baby, that's dangerous. It could swallow you up whole.
Don't you venture there without my hand.
Besides your hair looks nicer dry and on the land.
Don't go in there.
You're asking me am I hungry yet
The water licks my toes and I know
If I say yes, or if I don't
I'll be the one to make it anyway.
I don't understand why I'm floundering on land
the life drawn out of me before I'm old
Did I forget to swim, did I learn how to swim?
I don't know.
The game was long in the summertime
The game was mine all summer long
I floated underwater, didn't need anyone
I floated underwater, couldn't hear.
And then when I brought my head up,
everyone was het up,
suddenly I'm grown up, can it be?
The sand rush in to cover me.
I'm alone on the earth tonight.
The fire outside consume my eyes.
And I'm lonely, all your voices all around
saying don't go in there alone.
Saying don't go in there alone