Swimming Pool

I knew a girl back from home
Who was raised by her mom
She had to take out a loan
To go to school out in Tucson
She had a past full of goodbyes
And missed out on some good nights
When her friends asked her why
I'm tryna make me a good life

She made it to her own place
Bought a car on her birthday
Went from hoping for good days
To taking flights on a workday
Then in a hotel lobby
Her hair smelling like chlorine
She felt guilt for feeling lonely

She said is it okay if I want a lover, too?
I made it all this way and I want share the view
Does it make me weak if I want a lover too?
'Cause what's the point of this without someone to

Kiss inside the swimming pool, swimming pool
To tell you—ooo, I'm missing you, missing you
Hotel shampoo and slipper shoes, slipper shoes
Don't make me less alone
I'm just a ghost in an inner tube

Her mom said, ooh no
Men leave as you know
Have pride in what you own
No one will reap what you've sewn
Look, you've made it out alive
No baby took your life
Don't waste it on some guy
Who'll disappear on some night

She said, "I know, I know, I know, I know, Dad left us, Mom, I know"
And I know you want what's best for me, I know, but I've been thinking
That you've been dreaming through me somehow
Like I'm season two of you

And I think it's okay if I want a lover, too
I made it all this way and I want share the view
It doesn't make me weak if I want a lover, too?
'Cause what's the point of this without someone to

Kiss inside the swimming pool, swimming pool
To tell you—ooo, I'm missing you, missing you
Hotel shampoo and slipper shoes, slipper shoes
Don't make me less alone
I'm not a ghost in an inner tube tube tube