Paddle and a Lifeboat - Single

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“PADDLE AND A LIFEBOAT”

Verse 1:
There's been a lot of contemplating
Feel like I'm living in a watershed
There's been a lot of concentrating
On the fears that I’ve never met

Pre-Chorus 1:
Thinking about it
Can't get around it shut me down
And locked me in the walls of doubt

Dreaming about
Breaking new ground and seeing what lies within

CHORUS:
Ready or not
Here I go
Sailing to the unknown
With a paddle and a lifeboat

I'll give it one shot
I'll chance it all
Just to be me and finally live a little life

Whoa, it's gonna take me
Whoa, it's gonna save me
Whoa, it's gonna break me out

Verse 2:
There's been a lot of hesitating
On the edge of jumping in
But this is not gonna stop me racing
Ahead to where I've never been

Pre-Chorus 2:
I’m thinking about
Getting around to shut it down
And lock it in the walls of doubt

Dreaming about
Breaking new ground and seeing what lies within

CHORUS

Bridge:
I’m off the map and I don't miss it
I’m making roads where I had wishes
The only obstacle was in my head

Whoa, it's gonna take me
Whoa, it's gonna save me
Whoa, it's gonna break me out

CHORUS

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released June 23, 2014
Written by Scott Oatley, Michelle Tumes, Ragnar Rosinkranz
Produced by Ragnar Rosinkranz and Scott Oatley

Artwork by Kayt Oatley

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Scott Oatley Los Angeles, California

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