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Artist: Yo La Tengo
Canonical path: /yo-la-tengo-musicas/paddle-forward
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Paddle Forward
Read Paddle Forward lyrics by Yo La Tengo on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Paddle Forward
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SOS
We've come unmoored
Rip tide pulling, pulling away from the shore
But we feel safe inside
Not a wave in sight
Hang on tight
The water's fine
Rock the boat
We've come unmoored
Slipped the cleat, lost at sea
Crack in the centerboard
But we feel safe for now
As long as time allows
Hang on tight
Rushes by too fast
And never seems to last
Hanging ten
Waiting here before the mast
Ship of fools
We've come unmoored
Rip tide pulling, pulling away from the shore
But we feel safe inside
Not a wave in sight
Hang on tight
There's still time
The water's fine.
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Yo La Tengo performs "Paddle Forward", and this lyric page sits inside the Yo La Tengo catalog on LyroVerse.
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