Runs in the Water

[Verse 1]
We were skipping stones by the county line
Bare feet cold in the springtime rush
You said
"Tell the truth or I’ll push you in"
I laughed
But my face went flushed
Truck tires hiss on the distant road
Your old ball cap on my head
I told you things I’d never told
You just kicked that water
Said
[Chorus]
It all runs in the water
What we keep
What we can’t hold
Every fear that ever caught us
Every lie we ever told
Let it sink down to the bottom
Let it roll on past the bend
If it all runs in the water
Then it don’t have to stay in us again (hey)
[Verse 2]
Your dad’s name carved in the cottonwood bark
Right beside your own
Half done
You said he left you with a temper and a scar
And a knack for the urge to run
I saw my mama in the way you paced
Same storm hiding in our eyes
We stood there shaking on that muddy bank
And we finally realized
[Chorus]
It all runs in the water
What we keep
What we can’t hold
Every fear that ever caught us
Every lie we ever told
Let it sink down to the bottom
Let it roll on past the bend
If it all runs in the water
Then it don’t have to stay in us again
[Bridge]
So we screamed our names at the darkening sky
Threw our hurt like rocks
Watched it skip
Then dive
You took my hand
Said
"We ain’t our blood"
And we stepped out clean from the edge of that flood (oh)
[Chorus]
It all runs in the water
What we keep
What we can’t hold
Every fear that ever caught us
Every lie we ever told
Let it sink down to the bottom
Let it roll on past the bend
If it all runs in the water
Then maybe this is where it ends
Yeah
If it all runs in the water
We can finally learn to swim again

rock, Anthemic late-90s alt-country with punchy 808-enhanced drums and gritty electric guitars; verses ride a tight rhythmic pulse with twangy leads, chorus explodes into big singalong hook and stacked male harmonies, warm bass glues it all together, slight overdrive on vocals for edge and attitude, country rock, rhythmic, country, male vocals, pop, alternative country, electric