Paddleboat Breakup lyrics - Ben Folds

Tossed about the ocean in boats built for a lake

Life is but a dream a stream of beautiful mistakes

On a quiet lake so far from the shore

We had paddled for an hour

Back would be way more

She said that's just great

What is wrong with you?

You wait 'til we're trapped in a boat to tell me we're through?

But in the safest dark it had seemed so clear

Tell the truth and let the daylight shine

Watch the shadows disappear

And then the morning came

And I couldn't bring myself to say it

So we went through all seasons

Wrapped in safety vests

The bright red sun it seared my soul

Her eyes they burned the rest

You must really hate me

To have planned it out like this

You can get us back to the shore

I'm not rowing shit

And then the questions came

With no place to hide

Why did I blurt it trapped alone in a boat

I rowed against the tide

I guess I had all day

But I couldn't bring myself to say it

So we turned in our vests and headed to our cars

She said bye and drove away but mine it would not start

And now the sun is setting and everyone has left

I'm waiting for the tow truck now and she's just sent a text

She says

You see, these last few days I've had something big to say

How romantic it would be to wait and I could tell you on the lake

But then you dropped that bomb

And I couldn't bring myself to say it