Innocent, they swim

I tell them 'no'

They just dive right in

But do they know?

It's a long way down

When you're alone

And there's no air or sound

Down below the surface

There's something in the water

I do not feel safe

It always feels like torture

To be this close

I wish that I was stronger

I'd separate the waves

Not just let the water

Take me away

There was a time I'd dip my feet

And it would roll off my skin

Now every time I get close to the edge

I'm scared of falling in

'Cause I don't want to be stranded again

On my own

When the tide comes in

And pulls me below the surface

There's something in the water

I do not feel safe

It always feel like torture

To be this close

I wish that I was stronger

I'd separate the waves

Not just let the water take me away