Intro: Verse I waited ‘till the morning To put my pen to use I wrote it out a hundred times But it never seemed as true As when I stumbled home And felt the words upon my lips You grabbed me by my arms And smelled the liquor in my truth I said, “I’m swimming in a cage…" Verse The morning grows in silence And I watched it fill the room Earlier than dawn You crept into the kitchen’s light You always were an early bird And I was always tired So I laid in bed alone, awake And thought about the coming day I said, “I'm swimming in a cage" “I’m swimming in a cage…" Verse I folded up my page And left it by the kitchen sink Where I knew that you would find it When you came back from the yard You’d be setting down the basket Full of apples from the tree And with two hands you would open up my letter And begin to read: “I'm swimming in a cage..." “And I don’t want you drowning” Outro And as my boots turned up dust I just hoped for understanding
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