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water baby

by June Swoon

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Will this river cleanse me at last
Too pissed off for the future, too grown for the past
I wanna drink something ‘til it’s gone
I want a dead phone and a horse to ride on

My first job was a drive-in place
Short skirts and roller skates
My boss was Jehovah’s Witness
Cried when I asked if she liked Christmas music

Even back then, I knew
I was too curious to die
Some decisions in life you make multiple times
I swam on, water baby
Water baby
Water baby
Water baby

Got out of high school, the white collars were stained
Knew I’d never own land or study in Spain
Got by adding up tip line change
Some folks pay big for a friendly face

Read Upton Sinclair and Nickel and Dimed
My privileged eyes could still see the light
If you work real hard from the day you’re born
Someone will make sure you stay on the ground floor

And even back then, I knew
That something was wrong
And if it was, what was I doing
Just writing songs
And swimming on and on and on and on and on
And on and on
Swimming on and on and on and on and on
And on and on

Now it’s sunset on the golden age
The government’s owned by those who can pay
From the dawn of time, it’s been the same
Nothing trickles down except
Pain

(Huh)

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

(Going on and on and on and on and on and on)

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

(Going on and on and on and on and on and on)

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

(It goes on and on and on and on and on and on)

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

(Going on and on and on and on and on and on)

Swim to the ocean

Swim to the ocean

(It goes on and on and on and on and on and on)

At the end of each river and stream, there’ll be you and me

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released December 3, 2022
Music & lyrics: Juli Lydell
Bass: C.J. Ballesteros
Electric guitars: Juli Lydell & Carter Hill
Drums: Josh Alberg
Produced by Juli Lydell

Recorded by Hope Brush at 64 Sound
Mixed by Joel Jerome
Mastered by Nick Townsend at Townsend Mastering

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June Swoon Los Angeles, California

June Swoon is the moniker of Juli Lydell, an American songwriter/producer who lived all over the southwestern U.S. before settling in Los Angeles. Her absorbing albums are eclectic rollercoasters linked by a singular vision, encompassing folk, punk, and Americana. ... more

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