You saw the clothes and instinctively called for me 
You said it was far too cold to swim and he was too far out the sea 
But I had the hands of a clock beating me 
There was no time to deflate my evening with heroics like these 
I'm not sure what came over me my friend 
I must said, 'he's not drowning but waving', but you would not relent 
I know my hands are shaking but it's not cowardice again 
That stopped me from jumping in 
We're stood with water only up to our shins 
There is a storm blowing in 
Do I have to shoulder this one? 
If you wade in, then I'll wade in, 
Will I be blamed for this one? 
A freezing mist comes rolling in, 
I will be blamed for this one 
I saw him first, beaten and broken by waves 
Straight away, I knew you'd try and convince that he could be saved 
So much to prove, you loved first aid, 
It's not my fault that you listened to me 
When I said you that it was already too late 
There is a storm blowing in 
Do I have to shoulder this one? 
If you wade in, then I'll wade in, 
Will I be blamed for this one? 
A freezing mist comes rolling in, 
I will be blamed for this one 
Afraid you'll turn on me and I'll go down for this 
We're both to blame, you know it well 
We'll have to shoulder this one 
I wont tell, if you wont tell 
We'll have to live with this one 
A freezing mist comes rolling in 
I will be blamed for this one