Sink or Swim

x-ray man scanning my body
yankee boy looking for war
Charlie’s coming out as a commie
echo shakes me to the core
it’s time for a lesson
push me to the shore
it could do us good now
to learn a little more
We can sink or swim
When I ask for breath I receive it now
We can sink or swim
If I close my eyes I can see the south
We can sink or swim
If your courage runs let me take you down
India’s making a baby
in a hotel room two blocks away
uniforms coming to take me
doctor doctor I can explain
its time for a lesson
in the lighthouse on the pier
it could do us good now
to get out of here
We can sink or swim
When I ask for breath I receive it now
We can sink or swim
If I close my eyes I can see the south
We can sink or swim
If your courage runs let me take you down
It’s time for a lesson
push me to the shore
it could do us good now
to love a little more