[Intro]

       
       


             
Night swimming

      
             
deserves a qui

        
et night

   

             
The photograph

       
 on the dashbo

ard
             
taken years ag

        
o
         
turned around 

              
backwards so t

 
he windshield 

shows
             
Every streetli

        
ght reveals
             
the picture in

           
 reverse
         
Still it's so 

    
much clearer
             
I forgot my sh

        
irt at the
             
water's edge T

       
he moon is low
         
tonight.

      


       
       


             
Night swimming

        
             
deserves a qui

        
et night I'm
         
not sure all t

    
hese people un

der
             
stand It's not

        
 like years
             
ago The fear o

        
f getting
         
caught of reck

    
lessness and
             
water They can

        
not see me
             
naked These th

        
ings they go
         
away replaced 

    
by every


             
day Night swim

     
ming
             
remembering th

        
at night
         
September's co

       
ming soon I'm
             
pining for the

        
 moon And
             
what if there 

        
were two side 


by
         
side in orbit 

    
around the fai

rest
             
sun That brigh

        
t tight
             
forever drum c

         
annot describe

 
 night
         
swimming.

    


             
You I thought 

        
I knew you
             
You I cannot j

        
udge
         
You I thought 

     
you knew me Th

is one's
             
laughing quiet

        
ly under
             
neath my breat

        
h Night
         
swimming.

    


[Interlude]

       
       
         
         
   


             
The photograph

   
 reflects ever

y
             
streetlight a 

   
reminder Night
        
swimming deser

ves a quiet
             
night.

   
             
deserves a qui

    
et
         
night.




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