You took your time
You took what you needed
You placed your hands upon my eyes
You took what was needed

You used to laugh about my pride
As you danced with echoes in my mind
And I have been holding tight
To driftwood on a waiting shore

So I'll hold you underwater
Breathe with me if you can
Slowly fading with the sunligh
Your face is turning blank
And the school girls dream of olden towns
Lemon lips and sunset walks
But I'll hold you underwater
While I can

You words don't come out clear this time
As you place your lips close to me dear

I won't cry for my sins
I won't cry for her
I won't cry

Oh, don't you wonder
How I'm coping with your smoky ways?
'Cause I can still remember
Your face when you walked into the room
The smell of your hair and your cheap perfume
Your skin pressed against my arm and thigh
The way you sang into my ear
Oh, my dear, you're dying

So I'll hold you underwater
Breathe with me if you can
Slowly fading with the sunligh
Your face is turning blank
And the school girls dream of olden towns
Lemon lips and sunset walks
But I'll hold you underwater
While I can