Swim

As sung by Jack's Mannequin

You gotta swim
Swim for your life
Swim for the music
That saves you
When you're not so sure you'll survive
You gotta swim
And swim when it hurts
The whole world is watching
You haven't come this far
To fall off the earth

The currents will pull you
Away from your love
Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave
Begging to tear down the dawn
Memories like bullets
They fired at me from a gun
Cracking me open yeah
I swim for brighter days
Despite the absence of sun
Choking on salt water
I'm not giving in
Swim

You gotta swim
For nights that won’t end
Swim for your families
Your lovers your sisters
And brothers and friends
Yeah, you gotta swim
For wars without cause
Swim for the lost politicians
Who don't see their greed is a flaw

The currents will pull us
Away from our love
Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave
Begging to tear down the dawn
Memories like bullets
They fired at me from a gun
Cracking me open yeah
I swim for brighter days
Despite the absence of sun
Choking on salt water
I'm not giving in
But I'm not giving in
Swim

You gotta swim
Swim in the dark
There's an ocean to drift in
Feel the tide shifting away from the spark
Yeah you gotta swim
Don't let yourself sink
Just follow the horizon
I promise you it's not as far as you think
The currents will drag us away from our love

Just keep your head above
Just keep your head above
Swim
Just keep your head above
Swim
Swim
Just keep your head above
Swim


I heard this song for the first time today and I liked it. It speaks volumes to me.

Hey, I'm supposed to be the Al-Anon speaker at the Childersburg group's anniversary on Nov. 7. Linda convinced the committee that since there is now an Al-Anon group meeting in the building that there should also be an Al-Anon speaker at the celebration. I wasn't first choice, Beau's daughter, Cissy, was because she began in Alateen. I'm not upset about being second choice. It's all in the name of love.

My World War I book is now about to be a reality. The Historical Society committee plans to print about 20 copies. Wow! At the onset it was only going to be 3 or 4 copies but there is a demand for the books.

I've got progress coming on the World War II book. People are hearing about it word of mouth and coming in to talk to me when I work at the library. The newspaper is supposed to be working on something about it so that we can do a survey on the veterans who are still living. George said he was going to light a fire under them but he might also take a part of the survey and put it in the next bulletin. We went down to look at the WWII artifacts that the museum has downstairs at the library and found tons of things that can be photographed to go in the book. I'm excited!

I've got a lead on a job in Madison, AL. Three Springs wants to do a phone interview with me if I can submit an application. I've tried a couple of times to get onto that website but it boots me out when I try to log onto the application. Oh, well. This may be God saying, "No." There is also a good chance that Bobby Busch will need a Life Skills teacher at College Hill. He told me to keep watching the postings.

I'm really not all that bummed out. I am, believe it or not, kind of glad I didn't go back to school this week with all the other teachers and assistants. It's a relief. So, maybe I need to be looking in another direction. I was mistaken for a caregiver this morning while I was out with the Basshams. A retired male nurse chatted me up while we were at the Good Will Store in Lawrenceburg. He mistook me to be their aide. It is something I'm custom made for but Buffalo River Services, Inc. were not taking applications, and, word on the street is that, Impact is about to totally upset their apple cart by moving all clients into Columbia. So, I'm not sure where else to look.