I was
Waiting for you
I was
Standing around
I was
Getting older
I was
Going down

If you always get up late
You'll never be on time
If you always make it after lunch
Ba-ba-dada

I've done work
Oh, the day never comes
And I stand up
Waiting on

I saw you down there
I know you were tired
I saw you
You looked like a swimmer

I wanna be with you
All of the time
Why can't you satisfy?

You look good
But you sound better
You were the best I had

If you always get up late
You're never gonna be on time
If you always get up late
You're never gonna be on time

And that's a shame
'Cause I like you
I never see you


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Swimmers Lyrics as written by Charles Ivan Spearin Brendan Canning

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    i think the swimmer analogy is that the person she is talking about is just kind of leisurely "floating" through life and not taking any action. maybe.

    and i agree that she is waiting for this guy to act.

    such a kick-ass song. it sounds amazing. i wish it were longer.

    dontxdeconstructon October 09, 2005   Link

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