Jimbo's Boys Lyrics

We ran intervals around man made lake

Even here at forty three, the memory makes me ache

I clearly recall how your neck turned, the way you smiled

I feel my last breath of oxygen just to get across the finish line

Keep moving, you said

Turn it over from your legs to your head

From the motion to the deep

That last lap, we found something to keep

Somewhere in that sticky air we found a lap we didn't know we had

We found it to impress you, some girl or each other, or Mom and Dad

We found it for ourselves, it was a measure of where we stood

For we were Jimbo's Boys, doing things we didn't know we could

Keep moving, you said

Turn it over from your legs to your head

From the motion to the deep

That last lap, we found something to keep

Now we carry that last lap in ways we never expected

When we've lied to ourselves too long, that last lap is there to protect us

We find it in the waiting room, in the detox

In a long goodbye, on the long walks

In divorce court or the midnight hour

The sweat of our daughter's wedding flowers

In the soft rain on a long run

The dreams we've all but given up on

We hear the sound of the same voice

We share the gift of being one of Jimbo's Boys

Keep moving, you said

Turn it over from your legs to your head

From the motion to the deep

That last lap, we found something to keep