Intro: 
F Dm C Bb 
Dm 

Verse: 
Dm 
Our mother made us into swimmers 
She threw her babes into this river 
C 
Full of mud and dense with weeds, a century of odd debris 
We learned to fight and learned to love- 
Dm 
Our breaths were short we shared them with our brothers 
We learned new games under the covers 
C 
How to laugh and how to grieve 
We learned to trust, we learned to leave 
We found this water's deeper than we- 

Chorus: 
F A Dm C 
Guessed we had learned enough ways to love 
Bb Bbm/Db Dm 
Still I don't know mother who we are 

Verse: 
Our minds were sharp, our bodies burning 
We gave ourselves over to learning 
How to break and how to give 
Betrayal taught us to forgive 
We stretched and soaked up everything- 
They taught us well, we were first in our classes 
We learned to see through many glasses 
How to sink and how to fly 
We learned to watch each other die 
My God, this course is harder than we- 

Chorus: 
Thought we had learned enough ways to love 
Still I don't know mother where we are 
We thought we were walking the way to love 

Verse: 
Our mother made us into swimmers 
She threw us straight into the river 
Our minds were sharp, our bodies burning 
We threw ourselves into our learning 
Dear God, this current's stronger than we- 

Chorus:
F A Dm C 
Thought we had learned enough ways to love 
Bb Bbm Dm C 
Still I don't know mother who you are 
F A Dm Dm/F 
I thought I was well on my way to love 

Outro (F Dm C Bb): 
Do we have time to take a nap? 
The house is on fire, the sky is falling 
Baby get back. Get back. This is your mother calling