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Alas I Cannot Swim Lyrics by Laura Marling

Alas, I Cannot Swim

2008

[Verse 1]
There's a house across the river but alas I cannot swim
And a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin
There's a house across the river but alas I cannot swim
I'll live my life regretting that I never jumped in
There's a boy across the river with short black curly hair
He wants to be my lover and I want to be his peer
There's a boy across the river but alas I cannot swim
I never will get to put my arms around him
[Verse 2]
There's a life across the river that was meant for me
Instead I live my life in constant misery
There's a life across the river but I do not see
Why I should please those who will never be pleased
[Chorus]
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun
[Outro]
There is gold across the river but I don't want none
I would rather be dry than held up by a golden gun
Singing work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
Singing work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
Singing work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
Credits
Laura Marling

Laura Marling

About “Alas I Cannot Swim” by Laura Marling

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"Alas I Cannot Swim" appears on "Alas, I Cannot Swim" in 2008.

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