Old Scagg Slough lyrics

Well the waters can be dangerous growing up in these parts
Levies made of rebar, glass shards, and broken hearts
The paper mill, the brick kiln, the vacant factories
Once dumped their waste into the river now the water's all dirty
Well, kids come and go, some make it, some crawl off to die
Down on the river bank coming in and out with the tide
Come settle down, darling, let me tell you 'bout the time
It was just two years ago when I was seventeen
I went for a swim late one evening
My parents warned me not to go out alone
But I went any way yeah what the hell do they know?
It was the night I nearly drowned out, out in Old Scagg Slough
Well you don't have to listen but whatever you do
Don't think it can't happen to you
Well the surface seemed calm, the current seemed weak
As the waters got darker and the channel got deep
The tuley fog rolled in and killed the last satellite
The sun sunk behind the hills and the day became night
That's when I decided it was time I'd best head for home
But just then the current picked up and I felt some sort of undertow
Well I had no choice but to go with the flow
I thought, "I better not panic, I better keep my cool
Maybe I could wait it out and then regain control
I'm one helluva swimmer, besides, I'm too young to die
I'll find a way out further downstream if I have to wait all night"
Little did I know I was just adding to the mess
But I thought I'd be alright, I though I knew what to expect
But nothing coulda prepared me for what happened next.
Oh, I, I got caught in a whirlpool, I didn't know what to do
Everything started spinning, I got all confused
As I spun and plundered in the depths of my disease
Me, my mind, and I, the worst of enemies
It felt just like my life was going down the drain
And then I hit the bottom; it was as bad as it could be
I sunk in to the mud, left to rest in my misery
Oh I thought I was a goner, I thought I never stood a chance
But somehow I escaped and made it back to the surface
Everything was much clearer than it ever was before
I splashed around and then caught my breath and swam back to shore
Well two summers have passed since that night out on Old Scagg Slough
There's a lot of things I miss but one thing I know for sure
I ain't going swimming out in Old Scagg Slough no more
I ain't going swimming out in Old Scagg Slough no more