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Artist: John Waite
Canonical path: /john-waite/head-above-the-waves
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Head Above The Waves
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Head Above The Waves
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You quit the band and got a job, decided to take a wife
Then you stood still, and I went on and almost lost my life
No I don't wanna be in your shoes, and I don't wanna read local news
And though I know we had the same views, who's the fool?
Try 'n keep your head above the waves, try 'n tell yourself that you're safe
I know you do your best to keep faith
So round 'n round we go, it's a shame, oh, but you never know
There you go, praised again, your head pressed against the glass
You always tried to put me down, but I knew that it couldn't last
'Cos I don't wanna be in your shoes, and I don't wanna read local news
And though I know we had the same views, who's the fool?
Try 'n keep your head above the waves, try 'n tell yourself that you're safe
I know you do your best to keep faith
So try 'n keep your head above the waves
Oh, feels so good, yeah yeah yeah yeah, I knew it would
Oh, it just don't mean that much anymore, oh
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John Waite performs "Head Above The Waves", and this lyric page sits inside the John Waite catalog on LyroVerse.
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