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The Purple Bird

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2025

The Water's Fine

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Fifty years ago, or fifty years from now

Gotta lighten your load, gotta put it down

Go to the water, and jump right in

Wash away your troubles, be yourself again


We go down to the swimming hole

Where we could both finally bear our souls

Swim all day in the warm sunlight

Lay on our backs and watch the stars at night


Life can be so unkind

You gotta leave it all behind

You got yours and I got mine

Come on in, the water’s fine


When happiness seems out of reach

There’s a lot of good times down on the beach

Take off your wig, take off your clothes, HONEY

Head down to the ocean, get the sand in your toes


Life can be so unkind

You gotta leave it all behind

You got your troubles, I got mine

Come on in, the water’s fine


Find yourself a mountain stream

The air is cool and the water’s clean

Ain’t no bars on the telephone

Sometimes it’s best just to really be alone


Later on, the sun goes down

The barred owl calls, and your friends come round

Build a fire, scream at a star

Realize how small you are


Life can be so unkind

You gotta leave it all behind

You got yours and I got mine

step on down, the water’s fine


Life can be so unkind

You gotta leave it all behind

You got yours and I got mine

Jump on in, the water’s fine

Ease on in, the water’s fine

Yes, step on down, the water’s fine

WRITERS

JOHN ANDERSON, JOSEPH WILL OLDHAM, DAVID R FERGUSON

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Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY

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