Swim Lessons

Everything feels wrong

I looked up at the water too long

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Thought about life and froze

And the water went up my nose

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It felt like swim lessons

And feelings of regression

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Across from the high school

Over at Centennial

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I used to beg to stay home

Because the pool was too cold

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Now I’m crossing state lines

And heading back in time

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Back to living in my hometown

That place I almost drowned