Alas I Cannot Swim
Laura Marling"Alas I Cannot Swim" is a song by Laura Marling, released in 2009 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:08 long and contains 86 lines and 356 words.
0:00Theres a house across the river
0:06But alas i cannot swim
0:08And a garden of such beauty
0:10That the flowers seem to grin
0:12Theres a house across the river
0:14But alas i cannot swim
0:16I'll live my life regretting
0:19That i never jumped in
0:28Theres a boy across the river
0:31With short black curly hair
0:33He wants to be my lover
0:35And i want to be his peer
0:37Theres a boy across the river
0:39But alas i cannot swim
0:41And i never will get to
0:43Put my arms around him
0:53Theres a life across the river
0:55That was ment for me
0:57Instead i live my life
0:59In constant misery
1:02Theres a life across the river
1:04But i do not see
1:06Why i should please those
1:08Who will never be pleased
1:18There is gold across the river
1:20But i dont want none
1:22There is gold across the river
1:24But i dont want none
1:26Gold is fleeting
1:28Gold is fickle gold is fun
1:30Gold is fleeting
1:32Gold is fickle gold is fun
1:35There is gold across the river
1:37But i dont want none
1:39I would rather be dry
1:41Then held up by a golden gun
1:44Saying
1:44Work more
1:45Earn more
1:46Live more
1:46Have more fun
1:47Saying
1:49Work more
1:49Earn more
1:50Live more
1:51Have more fun
1:52Saying
1:53Work more
1:54Earn more
1:54Live more
1:55Have more fun
2:13Theres a life across the river
2:14That was ment for me
2:16Instead i live my life
2:18In constant misery
2:21Theres a life across the river
2:22But i do not see
2:24Why i should please those
2:26Who will never be pleased
2:28There is gold across the river
2:37But i dont want none
2:39There is gold across the river
2:41But i dont want none
2:43Gold is fleeting
2:43Gold is fickle gold is fun
2:46Gold is fleeting
2:47Gold is fickle gold is fun
2:51There is gold across the river
2:52But i dont want none
2:54I would rather be dry
2:56Then held up by a golden gun
2:58Saying
2:59Work more
2:59Earn more
3:00Live more
3:01Have more fun
3:02Saying
3:03Work more
3:03Earn more
3:04Live more
3:05Have more fun
3:06Saying
3:07Work more
3:07Earn more
3:08Live more
3:08Have more fun
Theres a house across the river But alas i cannot swim And a garden of such beauty That the flowers seem to grin Theres a house across the river But alas i cannot swim I'll live my life regretting That i never jumped in Theres a boy across the river With short black curly hair He wants to be my lover And i want to be his peer Theres a boy across the river But alas i cannot swim And i never will get to Put my arms around him Theres a life across the river That was ment for me Instead i live my life In constant misery Theres a life across the river But i do not see Why i should please those Who will never be pleased There is gold across the river But i dont want none There is gold across the river But i dont want none Gold is fleeting Gold is fickle gold is fun Gold is fleeting Gold is fickle gold is fun There is gold across the river But i dont want none I would rather be dry Then held up by a golden gun Saying Work more Earn more Live more Have more fun Saying Work more Earn more Live more Have more fun Saying Work more Earn more Live more Have more fun Theres a life across the river That was ment for me Instead i live my life In constant misery Theres a life across the river But i do not see Why i should please those Who will never be pleased There is gold across the river But i dont want none There is gold across the river But i dont want none Gold is fleeting Gold is fickle gold is fun Gold is fleeting Gold is fickle gold is fun There is gold across the river But i dont want none I would rather be dry Then held up by a golden gun Saying Work more Earn more Live more Have more fun Saying Work more Earn more Live more Have more fun Saying Work more Earn more Live more Have more fun
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