Lyrics

Last time we paddled here the river was in flood
These little kayaks, they had wings
Now the river's quiet and we're scraping bottom
Same place, but hardly the same thing

When the water's shallow
When the water's deep
It's all about the current
Backstroke and the sweep
It all comes down to what you see
And what you want the world to be

Sometimes I'm overwrought, probably overthinking
Trying to make my past mean something more
As if I’d made a single wave out on the ocean
Or figured out what I was put here for

Some of us are shallow
Some of us are deep
It's not about the miles
Or promises to keep
It all comes down to who you see
And who you help them be

I've had relations that hardly got started
And some I think might never end
Wish your acquaintance had been whole-hearted
And I was someone on whom you could depend

Some of them are shallow
Some of them are deep
There's different kinds of friendship
But none of them comes cheap
So expensive, and yet it's free
To be the friend that you can be

But somehow right now
It’s easier to breathe
And laughter comes faster
And my soul surrenders peace

Love can be shallow
Love can be deep
Run aground or overwhelmed
Level grade or steep
It all comes down to you and me
I'm hoping now that you'll agree
It all comes to you and me
At least I hope you'll agree

(c) Dave Nealon April 5, 2021