I remember all those days we used to sail out on the lake,
The water still glimmers like your blue eyes do
Losing our time was never a mistake
This water is cold without you.

How I wish I could have kept you here on this boat forever,
Wasting our years side by side
But we both got whisked up in the undertow
And pulled apart by the riptide.

Maybe I should capsize and plummet into the sea
Quit using you as my life jacket, get rid of this disease
But then I look out from my little boat and gaze onto the shore
Where I can plot out our footsteps - I want to walk that path once more.

Maybe I should seek some adventure, learn to captain this ship alone
But my compass is rusty and I'm afraid of the unknown
But maybe if I fix some nails and tighten some screws
Maybe, just maybe,
I could learn to captain this ship without my first mate being you.