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Artist: Brendan Benson
Canonical path: /brendan-benson/swimming
Related lyric paths: 6
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Swimming
Read Swimming lyrics by Brendan Benson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Swimming
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North of shelby town there’s a lake uncharted
And from an anchor town comes a boy whole hearted
All his preparation so exhausting
Built endurance makes him right for the crossing
And not in winter time cause the lake’s all frozen
June is opportune so the date is chosen
Take the tripod to raft for short filming
It’s only small town news but to us he’s famous
His declaration makes everyone think he’s the greatest
All the way in record time
All our eyes were glued to the waves that he made in an unnamed lake
Follow the wake through record time
All the while the camera’s collecting the take...
All collecting the take.
It’s only us except for a lone man fishing
Find a shady spot to lay out the provisions
Puts his goggles on for underwater vision
As he breaks the glass into water with diver’s precision
He’s one ambitious boy, an olympic tradition
All the way in record time
All our eyes were glued to the waves that he made in an unnamed lake
Follow the wake in record time
All the while the camera’s collecting the take
All the way in record time
All our eyes were glued to the waves
That he made in an unnamed lake
Follow the wake in record time
All the while the camera’s collecting the take...
Ah, collecting the take
All our eyes were glued to him.
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Brendan Benson performs "Swimming", and this lyric page sits inside the Brendan Benson catalog on LyroVerse.
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