Next Of Kin

We walked along the rocks for nearly an hour I caught the way you looked at me in the sunlight You took something before you went in the shower To help suppress the things that make you feel uptight If I'd known he couldn't swim We would never have gone in I left my love in the river The only one who sees I lost his hand in the current It was the life I wanted and I hoped for And now I am left sifting through the reeds The sun so hot I saw his skin through his t-shirt The grass so tall we knew we wouldn't be found We climbed into the stream sure no one would be heard And in no time at all there wasn't a sound If I'd known he couldn't swim We would never have gone in I left my love in the river The only one who sees I lost his hand in the current It was the life I wanted and I hoped for And now I am left sifting through the reeds No color to his skin Inform the next of kin No color to his skin I left my love in the river The only one I see I left his hand in the current And now I am left looking through the trees