You were born on a day of flood
The pier was sunk and the water kept rising
And all through the night your mother fought
Then you swam out, never crying
Oh, you the swimmer
And I'm a bird in the sky
You were born with your hands rough and
With a heart that's clean and strong
And I was born dying
With a heart familiar with flying
Oh, you the swimmer
And I'm a bird in the sky
And a bird may love a fish, but where will they live?
You were born in a thunderstorm
That struck the land, rolling from the ocean
And I was born in October through
The color and the cold, the Sun was shining
Oh, you the swimmer
And I'm a bird in the sky
