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Taking On Water

John Mayer

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Taking On Water

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On a sailboat I amslowly floating nowhereLost the memories of where I am and whyBlack ocean churninga million stars are burningplanetariums were right about the skyOnce upon the day I set off on the journeyWishing on the wind take me far from homeNow I'm on the wavesAnd I'm taking on water, hard to seeI won't always be aloneThere was a time when Augustsun was high and centered on mebut it dipped behind my back and settled downUsed to square up to the landUsed to size it in my handbut it fell behind the line that meets the skyOnce upon the day I pushed off on the journeyWishing on the wind to take me far from homeNow I'm on the wavesAnd I'm taking on water, hard to seeI won't always be aloneInside this storm whipping in the windmy sail is tornIn other words, the ends are never not my ownHard to see I won't always be aloneOn a sailboat I amslowly floating nowhereHoping someday I wash up on someone else's shore
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