Swimming Lesson

If the world's a rotten place, you'd better just forget it
In the crowd just another face, gonna make 'em regret it
Take a heart and squash it hard, like a little grape
Push it down between boot and ground, till it loses shape

And if you feel like you can't swim when you're thrown in the lake
Just watch the boats passing by you, as you slip under their wake again

If you let your feeling shine, you'd better cover 'em up kid
Ain't no sense in wasting time, dream behind your eyelids
Take a heart and squash it hard, like a little bug
Swig it down and spit it out, and kick it under the rug

And if you feel like you can't swim when you're thrown in the lake
Just watch the boats passing by you, as you slip under their wake again

Take a heart and squash it hard, like a little ant
Scrape it off the sole of your shoe, on the welcome mat

And if you feel like you can't swim when you're thrown in the lake
Just watch the boats passing by you, as you slip under their wake again.