Sink Or Swim

by Deer Tick

From the album: War Elephant

Track 12 of 14 on War Elephant (2007).

Duration: 4:53

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Lyrics for Sink Or Swim

Time is all we pass through All the years I spent lookin for you But now I'm here, if your feelin' the fear And I feel it too All day long, And if it feels so right, How could we ever be wrong Selfish, your gambling, your singing your songs Oh life is so short but tradition so long Now if every rich man gave a little back to his home Maybe we'd see a change, maybe life would be long But there's a lot to be proven wrong Time is slipping away Accept it and you'll get it some day Everyone burns 'til they come of age And everyone learns a bit day by day Oh my love, Oh my home Well it ain't worth shit 'til your over it And it's running the gauntlet, it's sink or swim Sink or swim Time is slipping away Accept it and you'll get it some day Everyone burns 'til they come of age And everyone learns a bit day by day Oh my love, Oh my home Well it ain't worth shit 'til your over it And it's running the gauntlet, it's sink or swim Sink or swim

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  3. Standing At The Threshold
  4. Dirty Dishes
  5. Long Time
  6. Nevada
  7. Baltimore Blues No. 1
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  9. Not So Dense
  10. Spend The Night
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