you yelled, " the lake's alive! " 
you took off my sweater in the shade 
you slapped my [bad word] and said 
" babe, this is why we were made " 
are you gonna swim or are you gonna parade? 
I [bad word] this far in my father's car to behave. 

you yelled, " the last one in is done 
and will sink to their grave!" 
as her english shoes became barracudas 
under the waves 
are you gonna swim or are you gonna parade? 
I haven't stripped my clothes, 
it's such a useful pose to behave 

The lights are on your side 
And our hands are hoping for a place to slide 

I'm not going back dear, to the volvo 
(Niagra Falls and water walls don't keep me up) 
where our clothes are dry and lonely 
( Leviathan, don't breath us in and our great lakes love) 
we can build us an island 
out of airplane wreckage like a stranded family 

Our naked frames are meant to be 
delivered and saved 
so if I asked to touch 
would you pounce on your chest and obey 
are you gonna swoon or are you gonna parade? 
I havent swam this far since 1994 to behave 

The lights are on your side 
And our hands are hoping for a place to slide 

I'm not going back dear, to the volvo 
(Niagra Falls and water walls don't keep me up) 
where our clothes are dry and lonely 
( Leviathan, don't breath us in and our great lakes love) 
we can build us an island 
out of airplane wreckage like a stranded family 

Niagra Falls and water walls don't keep me up 
Leviathan, don't breath us in and our great lakes love 
Niagra Falls and water walls don't keep me up 
Leviathan, don't breath us in and our great lakes love