Deeper Water Paul Kelly

[Verse 1]
On a crowded beach in a distant time
At the height of summer, see a boy of five
At the water's edge, so nimble and free
Jumping over the ripples, looking way out to sea
Now a man comes up from amongst the throng
Takes the young boy's hand and his hand is strong
And the child feels safe, yeah, the child feels brave
As he's carried in those arms up and over the waves

[Chorus]
Deeper water
Deeper water
Deeper water
Is calling him on

[Verse 2]
Let's move forward now and the child's seventeen
With a girl in the back seat, tugging at his jeans
And she knows what she wants, she guides with her hand
As a voice cries inside him, "I'm a man, I'm a man!"

[Chorus]
Deeper water
Deeper water
Deeper water
Is calling him on