for years it was smooth sailing
with the waters calm
then the ship starts failing
i was headed for a storm

before i could even fear it
or think of what to say
i'm standing in the shadows
of the rising waves

i took a cold hard pounding
blow after blow
tragic as a shipwreck
i was going down slow

i guess love doesn't last
let's climb up on the raft
never make it on our own
i don't want to drown alone

the waves rise up and crash
there's always a raft
let's climb up on the raft
and have ourselves a laugh

who cares when we'll run ashore
we're not drowning anymore
it's not like you knew the last time
or the time before

somewhere below the waves
sway ropes that broke and frayed
still tied to our anchors
right where they were laid

now if this stays afloat
then i'll call it a boat
i'm not desperate but i guess
that i could use some hope

well, love never lasts
but it always leaves a raft
so let's climb up on the raft
and have ourselves a laugh

if we run ashore
i'll just like you all the more
i'd rather be shipwrecked together
than on the ocean floor

love never lasts
let's climb up on the raft
we'll never make it on our own
i don't want to drown alone

when waves come up and crash
then there's always a raft
i know we're both raw and wet
but it's as good as it gets

i'm so glad that you're here
hold on to me, my dear
just forget the past
'cause now we're on the raft

--liam lynch, "get on the raft"