SWIMMING TO THE SURFACE

LYRICS:

Verse One
She ran into the street and saw his taillights retreat,
Then she turned around, ran back inside, to her life of starts and fits; 
Her heart’s so badly broken she sleeps with the windows open,
And that hickory wind comes rolling in across her lonely lips.
 
Chorus           
Once her eyes were full of wonder,
Now the weight of the world is draggin’ her under,
She can’t stand against the tide, or current deep and strong,    
She’s been swimming to the surface for so long.
 
Verse Two
It used to be a gift to let her memory drift,
Back to the days they’d stroll together with endless things to say,
Those warm Nebraska breezes were like the open arms of Jesus, but
Lately it’s just howlin’ winds the Devil sends her way.
 
 Chorus                              
Once her eyes were full of wonder,
Now the weight of the world is draggin’ her under,
She can’t stand against the tide, or current deep and strong,    
She’s been swimming to the surface for so long.
 
 Verse Three
The night’s so dark and still, and by some force of will,
She washes down that last salvation from this world of sin, and
When she meets her Maker, she prays that He won’t forsake her, 
‘Cause she never meant to drown, she just never learned to swim.
 
Final Chorus                    
She says once her eyes were full of wonder,
Now the weight of the world is draggin’ her under,
She can’t stand against the tide, or current deep and strong,    
She was looking for a reason to go on,  
She was swimming to the surface, swimming to the surface,
Just swimming to the surface all along.

Lyrics ©2005 Jere Mendelsohn. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication or distribution is unlawful and just
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