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He said, Grab
any
stool,
put
your
belly
to
the
bar
Iâm not such a fool, I know just who you are
Itâs been too many years and not enough time
Have a cup of my tears, theyâve been watered with wine
I am the drowning man, I am the drowning man
There once was a girl, every story starts that way
She lit up my world like a fireworks display
And the flame drew me near but it frightened me more
So I met her with water and I rained âtil I poured
Now I am the drowning man, I am the drowning man
Iâm drowning in jiggers and Iâm drowning in smoke
Iâm drowning in rivers where the fish gasp and choke
I have drowned my tomorrows just to drown out my past
Now I drown all my sorrows at the bottom of this glass
âCause I am the drowning man, I am the drowning man
I wonât die for money and I wonât die for love
And I wonât die for beauty or the good lord above
But Iâll die for a dream whose heart is engraved
In the rocks and the reefs of my watery grave
I am the drowning man, I am the drowning man
- Album:
- Miscellaneous
- breaking silence
- breaking the silence
- Classic Protest Songs
- Between The Lines
- Stars
- Remember: Live in Japan & Australia
- Paris in Your Eyes (Live in Rotterdam)
- Janis Ian Live: Working Without a Net
- Hunger
- Revenge
- Night Rains
- Janis Ian II
- Miracle Row
- Aftertones
- Present Company
- Gold - Summer Of Love
- Playlist: The Very Best Of Janis Ian
- The Bottom Line Archive Series (Live 1980)
- Working Without a Net (Live)