Janis Ian The Drowning Man Letras:
He said, "Grab any stool,
Put your belly to the bar.
I'm not such a fool,
I know who you are.
It's been too many years,
An' not enough time.
Have a cup of my tears,
They’ve been watered with wine.
I am the drowning man.
I am the drowning man."

There once was a girl,
Every story starts that way,
She lit up my world,
Like a fireworks display.
And the flame drew me near,
But it frightened me more.
So I met her with water,
And I rained till I poured.
Now, I am the drowning man.
I am the drowning man.

I'm drowning in jiggers [2] ,
And I’m drowning in smoke.
I'm drowning in rivers,
Where the fish gasp and choke.
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I have drowned my tomorrows,
Just to drown out my past.
Now I drown all my sorrows,
At the bottom of this glass.
'Cause I am the drowning man.
I am the drowning man.

[Instrumental break.]

I won't die for money,
And I won’t die for love.
And I won’t die for beauty,
Or the good Lord above.
But I'll die for a dream,
Whose heart is engraved,
On the rocks and the reefs,
Of my watery grave.
I am the drowning man.
I am the drowning man.

[Instrumental to end.]


[THE DROWNING MAN]
[Written by: Janis Ian
Performed by: Janis Ian
Appears on: Folk is the New Black (Both CD [1] and CD/DVD versions)-2006.]

[1] Transcribed from the track on this album.]

[2] A jigger is a small shot glass holding 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of fluid.]

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