I try to keep myself distracted, Try to stay busy, To keep my mind from wandering Where it shouldn't. But I look out across the Vast expanse of water, And my mind rides the ripples, Catches the current, Flows right to you. I'm drowning, I'm losing myself in this river Of heartache and confusion. I can't keep afloat With the thought that I would rather sink to the bottom, Lay dormant at the water's depths Than be without you, And even so, You couldn't fight to keep me From sinking, Couldn't breathe the air Back into my lungs. You couldn't make the plunge, Swim in after me, Sweep me under your tide. Instead I'm left alone, Treading the waters of love Without you. As the water rises higher, I plead for you To catch a boat, Sail toward me, Throw out your lifeline, And pull me back in; To realize all along That you didn't want to swim away, That even though the shoreline is safe, You would rather be swept up By my love And drown in my riptide Than sail the seas Without me.