Ben Folds – Paddleboat Breakup (Guitar)

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On a quiet lake

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So far from the shore

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We had paddled for an hour

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Back would be way more

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She said that's just great, oh

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What is wrong with you?

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You wait 'til we're trapped in a boat

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To tell me we're through

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  But in the safest dark

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  It had seemed so clear

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  Tell the truth and let the daylight shine

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Watch the shadows disappear

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  And then the morning came

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  And I couldn't bring myself to say it

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So we went through all seasons

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Wrapped in safety vests

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The bright red sun it seared my soul

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Her eyes, they burned the rest

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You must really hate me

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To have planned it out like this

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You can't get us back to the shore

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I'm not rowing shit

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  And then the questions came

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  With no place to hide

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  Why did I blurt it trapped alone in a boat?

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I rowed against the tide

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  I guess I had all day

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  But I couldn't bring myself to say it

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So we turned in our vests

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And headed to our cars

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She said bye and drove away

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But mine, it would not start

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And now the sun is setting

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And everyone has left

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I'm waiting for the tow truck now

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And she just sent a text

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She said "You see these last few days

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  I've had something big to say

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  How romantic it would be to wait

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And I can tell you on the lake

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  But then you dropped that bomb

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  And I couldn't bring myself to say it"