Drift Away

Riaan Smit 1988 (Windhoek)



If you cannot catch me, I’m gonna drift away
I’ve been living lonely, for most of my days
So you know I’ll sing my heart out and say
 
Wanna know you, wanna know you wanna know everything about you
Wanna show you, wanna show you Wanna show you wanna show you everything about me
I don’t know why, I don’t know why, I don’t know why,  I know that I just need to try
To make you realize that in my eyes you’re enough
 
So when I get home to you, no matter how far
There’s not a thing I would do to change the way you are
So you know I’ll speak my heart out and say
 
I’ve been dreaming of flight, drifting far away
Beyond the reach of my mind, though my heart wants to stay
So you know, I’ll speak my heart out and sing
Wanna know you, wanna know you wanna know everything about you
Wanna show you, wanna show you Wanna show you wanna show you everything about me
I don’t know why, I don’t know why, I don’t know why,  I know that I just need to try
To make you realize that in my eyes you’re enough
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Written on January 18, 2019

Submitted by tribeone_b on January 04, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:02 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme axa BCDE ffa aaxBCDE
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,027
Words 207
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 3, 7

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