| I've gotta keep the calm before the storm
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| I don't want less, I don't want more
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| Must bar the windows and the doors
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| To keep me safe, to keep me warm
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| Yeah my life is what I'm fighting for
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| Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore
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| And my voice becomes the driving force
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| I won't let this pull me overboard
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| God, keep my head above water
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| Don't let me drown, it gets harder
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| I'll meet you there at the altar
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| As I fall down to my knees
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| Don't let me drown, drown, drown
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| Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown
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| So pull me up from down below
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| 'Cause I'm underneath the undertow
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| Come dry me off and hold me close
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| I need you now I need you most
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| God, keep my head above water
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| Don't let me drown, it gets harder
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| I'll meet you there at the altar
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| As I fall down to my knees
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| Don't let me drown, drown, drown
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| (Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)
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| Don't let me drown, drown, drown
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| And keep my head above water
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| (Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)
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| Above water
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| And I can't see in the stormy weather
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| I can't seem to keep it all together
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| And I can't swim the ocean like this forever
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| And I can't breathe
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| God, keep my head above water
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| I lose my breath at the bottom
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| Come rescue me, I'll be waiting
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| I'm too young to fall asleep
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| So God, keep my head above water
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| Don't let me drown, it gets harder
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| I'll meet you there at the altar
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| As I fall down to my knees
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| Don't let me drown
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| Don't let me drown
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| (Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)
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| Don't let me drown
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| And keep my head above water
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| (Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)
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| Above water |