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Jerry Chapman - Down to the Waterline

from Round1, Week 10 by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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It's pretty tough to "doctor" Doug's songs, as they are usually presented fully formed. We've co-written many songs in past, but I think this is the first time I've mangled one of his already finished tunes. I would hardly call it doctoring. I've essentially turned War & Peace into Clifford, the Bid Red Dog. Good songs, though, I think (both mine & his). To hear point A, listen to Doug's song "Sirens" from mm3am week 4.

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She said, "I'm half on land, but all at sea
There's not much left of me
So just go on and leave me be
Stop treating me like a child"

No more tears, a trace of salt
When she says it's all my fault
I just do as I've been taught
And lay low for a while

She goes dancing down to the waterline
Rest assured I'm feeling better all the time

I was a fighter, but a gentle guy
She never looked me in the eye
Just the last in a long, sad line
To drown himself in drink

No one gets out completely clean
Even the best ships lose their steam
If I tell you what I mean
Will you tell me what to think?

She goes dancing down to the waterline
Rest assured I'm feeling better all the time
And if I think too much, I'll probably run and hide

There's no need to drown alone
But you close your eyes and you sink like a stone
It's getting late, won't you come home to me?

She disappeared for a week or two
I found myself without a clue
I cared too much for someone who
Treated me like a child

We go dancing down to the waterline
Rest assured I'm feeling better all the time
We go dancing down to the waterline
Rest assured I feel like I'm running out of time

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from Round1, Week 10, released March 8, 2014
Davis/Chapman

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