I stare at the ripples, the cracks in the ice
We talk over the rhythm, all smiles, all nice
Your words break and separate under the bluff
I imitate poorly, I swore off that stuff
I'll come up with something to say and I'll say it
Be sorry I failed and not sorry I waited
For so long the waves crashed around me
And damn nearly drowned me
If no man is an island then I am no man
All oceans around but I found solid ground where I stand
I'm sorry I missed you, I was out in the water
With the tide coming in, I'm becoming much smaller
Well I can run, oh I can run
But I can paddle much faster
I can paddle much faster