Lyrics

I saw something in the water Not certain what it is I saw Came by bill or wave or seashell It came by fin and tail and claw I saw a shadow near the surface Slick and black and wet and raw I saw something that's for certain Not sure though what it is I saw Waved and billowed like a curtain Stabbed the depths just like a tide Stirred the pattern of the surface Was clam or weed or brine I saw something in the water A dark triangle gliding past Slow at first the texture bubbled A whip of shape came curling fast And if it hadn't broke the surface Then dove so deep and disappeared I would not still stare at the water In hopes that it might reappear I saw something in the water Not certain what it really was But I'm still here watching the water Watching the water just because