The only reason that it's scary getting old

Is people treat you like you're too big to hold

And you still feel just like a kid

You call my bluff when I pretend to be at peace

You take the water that I finally release

Close your mouth, open your arms

That is why I reach for you so much

I think I'm drowning until we touch

Life is an ocean we fall in

When you hold me I can swim

In this hospital the beds are made of steel

And metal instruments are all some people feel

What you need is something soft against your skin

So you don't have to pretend to be at peace

I'll take the water that you finally release

Close your mouth, open your arms

That is why you reach for me so much

You think you're drowning until we touch

Death is an ocean we fall in

I will hold you while you swim