[Verse 1]
Boat wake cutting glass
Sun on my skin
I got a cooler full of good times
And a grin on my chin
Nobody calling my name
No crowd in my ear
Just me and the tide
And a whole lotta clear
I been too long in the grind
Too long in the noise
Now I’m out where the water
Can hand me back my voice
[Pre-Chorus]
Took me a while
To like my own skin
Had to learn how to breathe
When the world went thin
Now I let it roll
Let the whole thing spin
If you need me tonight
I’m out here again
[Chorus]
On the water, on the water
I can be myself
On the water, on the water
I don’t need no help
It took me time
To get used to me
But I’m finally free
On the water, on the water
That’s where I wanna be
[Verse 2]
Mud on my boots
Then salt on my hands
I traded four walls
For a rod and some plans
Little blue boat
With a dent in the side
Ain’t fancy at all
But it sure feels right
I used to fight quiet
Now I let it stay
I don’t chase the clock
I just drift away
And every hard day
That used to weigh me down
Gets small as a ripple
When I push off now
[Pre-Chorus]
Took me a while
To hear my own heart
Had to lose that old rush
To know who I are
Now I let it roll
Right into the dark
If you need me tonight
I’m where the waves part
[Chorus]
On the water, on the water
I can be myself
On the water, on the water
I don’t need no help
It took me time
To get used to me
But I’m finally free
On the water, on the water
That’s where I wanna be
[Bridge]
Hard to sit with your thoughts
When the shore’s so near
Hard to trust your own name
When the room gets clear
So I cut through the wake
And I let it all go
Found a slower version
Of the man I know
[Chorus]
On the water, on the water
I can be myself
On the water, on the water
I don’t need no help
It took me time
To get used to me
But I’m finally free
On the water, on the water
That’s where I wanna be
[Outro]
On the water
(yeah, on the water)
I’m finally me
On the water
(on the water)
That’s where I wanna be