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scott burkell and paul loesel - i'll jump lyrics

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when i was a kid
just a skinny kid
we would summer at the sh0r-
since i was afraid
i only would wade
to waist high and nothing more
never over my head
but choosing instead
to see the bottom below
i was safe, i was sound
feet on the ground
no threat from the undertow

but one day this boy who was older
threw me over his sun-burnt shoulder
and to my surprise and my shock
tossed me off of the end of the dock

and i swear
fear replaced with the thrilling taste
i’d not soon forget
what a crime to waste more time
and never get wet!
so i vowed to the blue skies above
next time i won’t need a shove
i’ll jump!
i’ll jump

when i was sixteen
barely just sixteen
my great-uncle came to town
a gourmet of note
who researched and wrote
a cookbook of some renown
there was page after page
of saffron and sage
the spice of the life he had led
tales of places he’d seen
sampling cuisine
would fill up my teenage head

so that june he made a suggestion
in the form of a simple question
‘would i like to go sail the seas?
feast in trinidad, dine in beliz?’
i said yes!

suitcase packed
yet still i lacked
the nerve to explore
fear prevailed
his ship soon sailed
but i stayed on sh0r-
i’d forgotten the lesson once learned
next time the chance returned
i’d jump!

better safe than sorry
is no way to play the game
it’s rather sorry that safe leads to nothing
but more of the same

so here i am now
this is me right now
perched upon this hotel bed
my only desire
to somehow acquire
a blueprint for what’s ahead
i could keep my routine
a life that’s serene
with comforting guarantees
or go out on a whim
and take a swim
in deep and uncharted seas

i have learned that life is quite fleeting
and mistakes waste your time repeating
since the gain could outweigh the harm
and we all know that ‘three time’s the charm!’

i will jump!

fear ignored
i will jump on board
and go for the ride!
i’ll be strong
and if i’m wrong
at least i’ll have tried!
life is meant to be lived on the edge
this time i won’t feel the ledge
i’ll jump!
i’ll jump!
i’ll jump!

- scott burkell and paul loesel lyrics

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