[Intro] [Dry guitar; solo male vocal] Nobody told the water it's September [Verse 1] [Driving guitars and drums; solo lead] Nobody told the chair the kid went home Seventeen, on his phone He wasn't gonna save me either But he'd have had to watch watch... watch... watch... The sign's been bluffing since Memorial Day Now it means it One car in the lot and it's mine They tow on Thursdays Everybody left the week it got good They always do... Took the flags, took the rope, took the whistle Left the chair up there, still facing the water Like it's waiting on somebody worth watching [Pre-Chorus] [Rising instrumental tension; solo lead] I don't need the flags I don't need the whistle I don't need anybody up in that chair And it's warm, and it's warm, and it's warm [Chorus] [Wide guitars; driving drums; solo lead] No lifeguard on duty You all left at the wrong time No lifeguard on duty It's the warmest it's been all year Nobody's blowing the whistle Nobody's yelling "get back here" Nobody's gonna stop me Nobody's gonna save me I'm going in I'm going in I'm going in [Verse 2] [Tighter rhythm; solo lead] Swim at your own risk, says the sign Like I'd swim at anybody else's... The water's the temperature of nothing Can't tell where it stops and I start (Neither can I) Best I've felt all month On my back, looking up at that chair Like it's gonna look back It won't... I'll tell somebody it was warm They'll go "in September?" like I'm lying No. [Pre-Chorus] [Rising tension; band drops out on the last two lines; solo lead] I don't need the flags I don't need the whistle I don't need anybody up in that chair I'd just like somebody up in that chair Anybody And it's warm, and it's warm, and it's warm [Chorus] [Wide guitars; driving drums; solo lead] No lifeguard on duty You all left at the wrong time No lifeguard on duty It's the warmest it's been all year Nobody's blowing the whistle Nobody's yelling "get back here" Nobody's gonna save me Nobody's gonna see me I'm going in I'm going in I'm going in [Bridge] [Half-time; drums out; solo voice and dry guitar] I'm not drowning, I'm waving And nobody has to wave back I'm not flailing, I'm caving Warm water's never black And it's warm And it's warm It was cold. [Final Chorus] [Full instrumentation; solo lead] No lifeguard on duty You all left at the wrong time No lifeguard on duty It was the warmest it'd been all year Nobody blew the whistle Nobody yelled "get back here" Nobody came to save me Nobody ever knew I was coming in I was coming in I never came in [Outro] [Dry guitar; solo lead; final line whispered] They came for my car that Thursday My sandals stayed beside the steps The summer never ended The fall was always a mess Somebody told the water it's September [End]
