Was further out than you thought
Wind-swept and current-caught.
Not knee-deep, but out to sea.
Slipped off the boat that we bought.
Water, water everywhere, but nowhere a drop to drink.
I'm floating, wrinkling, uncomfortable.
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Not Waving But Drowning
Not Waving But Drowning lyrics by I Hate Myself. Was further out than you thought Wind-swept and current-caught. Not knee-deep, but out to sea. Slipped off...
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Not Waving But Drowning
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