Swimming Alone

It was a crawdad spring in a grasshopper song
I had a dime store daddy and a paperback mother
Sister had a boyfriend, and brother's playin' ball
And I was raisin myself, the last of them all

So I jumped in, closed my eyes
There was a party goin' on with nobody home
No one to mind me, or lookin' to find me
I was outside in the backyard swimming alone

I was a California dreamer in a hot Texas town
And I was too young to drive, but I still got around
Climbin' out of windows just to get stoned
Out there on the edge swimming alone

But I jumped in, closed my eyes
I was always running away from home
But on my side was my heart open wide
I learned how to survive swimming alone, yeah

I've had friends and lovers, and so many others
I've had a lot of good deals and plans that I broke
Sometimes, you get burned, but that's how you learn
When you're out there in the world swimming alone

So I jumped in, closed my eyes
Don't bother calling 'cause I won't pick up the phone
Baby, don't mind me, you know where to find me
I'm outside in the backyard swimming alone

I'll be outside in the backyard swimming alone