David Wilcox

Slipping Through My Fist
I have drifted down a ways along the shorelineI just watched these ropes give way where they were tiedI could have reached out quickWhen the ropes first slipped, if I had triedBut I was wondering where the wind was trying to take meOvernight, if I never did resistWhat strange breezes make a sailor want to let it come to thisWith lines untied, slipping through my fistIt is downhill all the way to the oceanSo of course the river always wants to flowThe river's been here longerIt's older and stronger and knows where to goI guess I'm wondering where the river's trying to take meOvernight, if I never did resistWhat strange breezes make a sailor want to, let it come to thisWith lines untied, slipping through my fistThis is where I played as a babyThis is where I ran as a childThis is where my dadTook the last breath he had and smiledI guess I'm wondering where this place is trying to take meOvernight, if I never did resistWhat strange breezes make a sailor want to, let it come to thisWith lines untied, slipping through my fistWith lines untied, slipping through my fist From Letras Mania