Great Lake Swimmers - On the water

^GI was on the water^C when it began to ^Gheave ^GAnd at the ^Emfight my w^Cords were ^Dstrong ^GBut I would not have ^Emimagined that they’^Cd stop making ^Gpatterns ^GIt’s caps of white, ^Emraised and broke I ^Dfasten to the ^Gboat

^GThe panic overtook me a^Cnd the fear I held ^Gwithin ^GI drew a ^Embreath and I t^Cried to find the^D courage ^GTo stand the troubled^Em trip. What ha^Cve I gotten myself ^Ginto? ^GI silently w^Emondered, I s^Dilently a^Gsked

^GI thought of my ^Emfamily and ^Cthought of my ^Glove ^GI thought of my^Em maker and w^Chat might be a^Dbove ^GAnd the cabin in the ^Emwoods that ^CI have not yet ^Gbuilt ^GMany other ^Emthings that I hold ^Ddear in this ^Gworld

^GI rode through^Em the turmoil and ^Crode through the ^Gstrife ^GI held to my w^Emords and I clumpe^Cd to my ^Dlife ^GAnd then when my ^Emvision ^Cbegan to ^Gblur ^GThis is what I ^Emsaw and the ^Dthought that had ^Goccurred

^GI saw every ^Emfish swimming ^Cfast beside ^Gme ^GAnd all ki^Emnds of leafs fr^Com all different tr^Dees ^GAnd all of th^Eme insects that ^Ccircle on the ^Gearth ^GBirds and lan^Emd animals are r^Deaching toward^Gs birth

^GAnd I saw my ^Embody on a ^Cbody of ^Gwater ^GAnd I could^Em see that we^G were the^D same ^GRoaring and ^Emreckless,^C invulnerab^Gle ^GEmotion and ^Emswinging and ^Dpredisposed to c^Ghanging

^GWhen I open ^Emmy eyes ^Cvision ^Grespell ^GI picked up m^Emy oars and ^CI kissed the ^Dcoldness ^GWith stronger^Em arms I s^Cilently^G swept ^GI silently dr^Emifted, I ^Dsilentl^Gy wept