Did you set out that evening, searching
For the things that would make you a whole person?
Or with something between a high dive and a suicide
Did you plunge in that water headfirst?
You said you’d be fine
That you’d do it on your own
But you’re anything but fine now
We both know
We both know
That the river runs deeper than you thought it did
Tears like floodwater that you’re drowning in
If you don’t want my help
Then you’ll just have to learn how to swim
Learn how to swim
With a fire inside of you burning
You fought but those rapids kept churning
I told you it hurt me to see you like that
And you said maybe I should stop looking
You said you’d be fine
That you’d do it on your own
But you’re anything but fine now
We both know
We both know
That the river runs deeper than you thought it did
Tears like floodwater that you’re drowning in
If you don’t want my help
Then you’ll just have to learn how to swim
Learn how to swim
You’ll wash out to sea, pretty soon
Past the delta, that current will carry you
And I’ll be there
On the cliff side
By the lighthouse
I’ll be there for you
‘Cause the river runs deeper than you thought it did
Tears like floodwater that you’re drowning in
If you don’t want my help
Then you’ll just have to learn how to swim
Learn how to swim
credits
from The River Runs Deeper,
track released December 10, 2013
Matt Augustine - acoustic guitar, bass, voice
Joanna Teters - voice
Wayne Smith - electric guitar, pedal steel
Levi Kugel - electric guitar
Deshawn Alexander - organ
Kim Lonetree - cello
Rich Appleman - upright bass
Jonathan Priest - sampled sounds
Andrew Ellington - drums
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