Strong Swimmer

[Verse 1]

On the night that you were born

Your mama who had many friends

Took you down across the reach

To meet the tide come in

There were no lilies from my footsteps

There were no temple curtains torn

Still I felt you move inside me

A strong swimmer to be born

[Verse 2]

The wind was in your hair

And your cheeks were flecked with salt

Your eyes were two boats for the moon

I said, a strong swimmer you'll be called

[Verse 3]

Now I cannot believе to see

The leagues that you havе swum

Cannot believe you once were me

That you and I were one

Time only travels one way

I’m afraid still I'm a fool

Cause in my mind I try to wind

The twine back on the spool

[Verse 4]

Now I'm standing on the cliffs

Cold sea is far below

The birds that float the midway air

Like driven flakes of snow

I cannot go where you are going

I can no longer fight those waves

Still I’ll watch you 'til you're out of sight

A strong swimmer all the way

[Outro]

On the night that you were born

Your mama who had many friends

Took you down across the reach

To meet the tide come in