Salt Water - Caitlin Canty

Salt water surrounded me all my life From way back in time I smelled the water with my throat dry The ocean sped by Was you could drown in it's solution On the ocean floor The chance to have that thirst and never hide Cause it takes a hold, and it goes down through the bloodline And it tracks so bold, Couldn't tell the truth from the lie To the sons and daughters, were they left deaf, dumb and blind Do they take so bold, do they dine in white cooling wine It's not surprising that it goes so We cut off our nose In a state of bragadocia But if you think that's a joke You might get caught up in that motion Cause it looks benign But if you're desperate it's holy wine Cause it takes a hold, and it goes down through the bloodline And it tracks so bold, Couldn't tell the truth from the lie To the sons and daughters, were they left deaf, dumb and blind Do they take so bold, do they dine in white cooling wine Do they take so bold, do they start to die undefined Do they take so bold, do you see that thirst in their eye When I hit that role, I know the truth from the lie When I hit that bold, I will know that truth from the lie I'll know the truth from the lie I'll know the truth from the lie I'll know the truth from the lie I'll know the truth from the lie

There's still so far to go and I can't feel my toes When the rain soaks through the heels and slips to the sole Yeah, the blades are two feet tall, I wade in green, I'm movin' forward To where? God only knows Feel the wind's harsh refrain, like the clouds gripped my face Saying, "It's alright to run from all this pain" Oh, and when it's time to go, with one last breath that's in my lungs I'll scream, "It's all for love," I'll scream, "It's all for love" Come and kiss me, salt water Oh, finally, I feel, at three or four degrees I'm free in salt water Embrace the deep and leave everything It was just a dream I can see it, up ahead, where the sky meets the ground After that, there's only moving grey I am filled up with regret with things I did or never said Just leave that well alone And come kiss me, salt water Oh, finally, I feel, at three or four degrees I'm free in salt water Embrace the deep and leave everything It was just a dream (ah-ah) It was just a dream It was just a dream (ah-ah) It was just a dream, was it just a dream? Now I'm standing on the edge, gazing into Hell Or is it somethin' else? I just can't tell When there's nothin' left, I'll close my eyes and take one step And say, "Well, here it goes," I'll say, "Well, here it goes" Come and kiss me, salt water Oh, finally, I feel, at three or four degrees I'm free in salt water Embrace the deep and leave everything It was just a dream

In a motel with a bouquet in the ice pail You can tell them I'm doing OK doing real well I've got six strings in the morning Rain danced on the roof last night Moon rose without warning Took its time crossing the sky I could tell you about lonely roads and the high way I could warn you about the trouble and the time it takes But California woke up this morning with a sweet refrain Yellow sun beat on the window Light cut straight through the blinds It was love that broke my sorrow Like the day breaks the night Yellow sun beat on the window Light cut straight through the blinds It was love that broke my sorrow Like a day breaks a long night In a motel with a bouquet in the ice pail You can tell them I'm doing OK doing real well

She used to work in a diner Never saw a woman look finer I used to order just to watch Her float across the floor She grew up in a small town Never put her roots down Daddy always kept movin', So she did too. Somewhere on a desert highway She rides a Harley-Davidson Her long blonde hair Flyin' in the wind She's been runnin' half her life The chrome and steel she rides Collidin' with The very air she breathes The air she breathes. You know it ain't easy You got to hold on She was an unknown legend In her time Now she's dressin' two kids Lookin' for a magic kiss She gets the far-away look In her eyes. Somewhere on a desert highway She rides a Harley-Davidson Her long blonde hair Flyin' in the wind She's been runnin' half her life The chrome and steel she rides Collidin' with the very Air she breathes The air she breathes.

Get up get up get up No time to rest or run for cover Get up get up get up Before the road pulls you under Sleeping on embers breathing in rivers Waking up shivering on summer's hottest night Salt crusted sweat dries dusty pin white lines Dreaming you'll find it in the nick of time OOOOOOH Get up get up get up