I could be nothing

It goes on forever along the shoreline

It never will end on the shores of my mind

I travel along 'til the sleep takes me in

Where have I ended, where do I begin?

Sand blankets are littered with stones whipped across

Dead things in the water, forgotten or lost

The branches have surfaced and now they are lean

The trees have washed up here

Stripped bare, and washed clean

The waves kiss and gently caress on the shore 

Kissing and winking , and calling for more

The waves like wagging tongues do adore

And whisper there softly to the sand on the shore

You would be nothing without me

I could be nothing

Said the waves to the sand 

I could be nothing without you

Each ones shifts and weakens a little 

Neither aware just how much they are brittle

Each one shifts and weakens a bit

Allowing the other to live and exist

O water and patience, pressure and time

Cuts through the faces of rocks we have climbed

The army of kisses, the lake never tires

The kisses that can put out all of my fires

You could be nothing without me 

I could be nothing 

Said the waves to the sand 

I could be nothing without you

Without you, I would be nothing

Without me, you could be nothing

Said the waves to the sand 

I could be nothing without you

- Great Lake Swimmers