In a Mermaid Tail

In a mermaid tail, I slide along Behind a cowboy and his horse In a local hall we're dressed to please Grandmas and Grandpas on their knees In a freakish storm of '73 I camped out all night in the rain When my grandma saw She laughed and said Girl you'll get water on the brain I'm always trying to get my breath down at the deep end Yes I am Splashing out of my gills I never try to run away with just a tail down there But one day I will By an outdoor pool, I start to cry Thinking this is the day I drown Then she picked me up and threw me in I sank until I found a home I'm always trying to get my breath down at the deep end Yes I am Splashing out of my gills I never try to run away with just a tail down there But one day I will