[Verse 1] The municipal pool is empty But the water's still kept blue There's a plastic chair for watching And a rule for every shoe I paid the woman at the turnstile She slid my change beneath And went back to her crossword With a pencil in her teeth [Chorus] Nobody at the pool Nobody in my lane I can make a little weather I can make a little rain I can turn before the deep end I can touch the painted line Nobody at the pool All this water's mine [Verse 2] My voice came back from the rafters With a stranger in its sound I tried to float without moving But my heels kept going down On the wall a faded swimmer Had been winning since July The clock had lost its second hand And I had lost track of time [Chorus] Nobody at the pool Nobody in my lane I can make a little weather I can make a little rain I can turn before the deep end I can touch the painted line Nobody at the pool All this water's mine [Bridge] At four the children tumbled in With their badges and their bags I stood there dripping on the tiles While they argued over tags One little boy refused to jump His father counted three Then waited at the edge for him As long as he would need [Outro] I gave back the locker key She asked me, "Same next week?" I said, "Perhaps a little later" She wrote something on her sheet
