By the Water

Larry’s flipping burgers
Tom is hooking bait
Betty’s on the guitar
Singing songs of late
For the party, by the water

Joe is talking baseball
Carol’s working sound
Mike picks up his banjo
And Peter’s serving rounds
For the party, by the water

There’s a blue sky above the lake
As the Sun goes down way beyond the break
And no one’s swimming, ‘cause that would be a cold mistake

With my friends, I don’t have to be
Alone and introverted, I can smile and be assertive
Cause my friends are like therapy
They’ll tell me what they think, they’ll say my throat deserves a drink
But not of water. No, no, no, no, no not of water.

Ron he stokes the fire
Susan brings out plates
For cake and apple cider
And Shila’s found a date
For the party, by the water

There’s a blue feeling in the air
As we stare into the flames that hold us there
Then some one’s singing, a song about underwear

Chorus
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We’re just a crew of sailors on the sea
And we’re always lost, cause we always disagree
But it’s for certain, they should put us on TV

Cause my friends are like therapy
They’ll tell me what they think, they’ll say my throat deserves a drink
But not of water. No, no, no, no, no not of water.

John Andrew
June 2015