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UNDERTOAD - words & music by Nate Butler
Summer is gone, but it's still sticky
If I had time, I'd go to the ocean
And take you along -- though it'd be tricky
Love wraps us up in some useless old emotion
But my days are spent on a mission
Finding new ways -- but I might be fishing
Singing a tune; I would sing it for you, but
It's been six months since we spoke, and if we did I'd choke,
And yes, I miss you, but

I don't want to feel an undertow
The fish in the sea; there isn't one that captures me
This is what folly can be
I come home to see ...

Beeping message machine, telling the story
You can speak 'till your voice is broken
One button takes away the message you've spoken
I don't know why I would try erasing memories

Could be the Undertoad, the fish in the sea
And only the waves enrapture me, so pragmatically
Take the time to breathe in big sea
Water for you, water for me
Do we need to be in endless sea?
With all other fish?
What folly for me, with memories like this

Taking my wings on a vacation
All my tears -- cast into the ocean
It crosses my mind, I'm swimming backwards in motion
But love wraps me up in some tangled new emotion
And I guess it'll stay -- guess I still want it that way

credits

from Strawberry Pumpkin Apocrypha (1988​-​89), released August 2, 2014
Nate Butler: lead & backing vocals, electric piano, keyboards
Darren Embry: bass guitar
John Wilson: guitar
John W. Koontz: drums

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Nate Butler Fresno, California

Nate Butler is an artist, actor, musician, and singer/songwriter from Fresno, California, USA.

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