You saw the clothes and instinctively called for me

You said it was far too cold to swim and he was too far out the sea

But I had the hands of a clock beating me

There was no time to deflate my evening with heroics like these

I'm not sure what came over me my friend

I must said, 'he's not drowning but waving', but you would not relent

I know my hands are shaking but it's not cowardice again

That stopped me from jumping in

We're stood with water only up to our shins

There is a storm blowing in

Do I have to shoulder this one?

If you wade in, then I'll wade in

Will I be blamed for this one?

A freezing mist comes rolling in

I will be blamed for this one

I saw him first, beaten and broken by waves

Straight away, I knew you'd try and convince that he could be saved

So much to prove, you loved first aid

It's not my fault that you listened to me

When I said you that it was already too late

There is a storm blowing in

Do I have to shoulder this one?

If you wade in, then I'll wade in

Will I be blamed for this one?

A freezing mist comes rolling in

I will be blamed for this one

Afraid you'll turn on me and I'll go down for this

We're both to blame, you know it well

We'll have to shoulder this one

I won't tell, if you won't tell

We'll have to live with this one

A freezing mist comes rolling in

I will be blamed for this one