"Water"
By: Brad Paisley
Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air
I was three years old splashin' everywhere
And so began my love affair with water
On a river bank with all my friends
A big old rope tied to a limb
And you're a big old wuss if you don't jump in the water
And when that summer sun starts to beatin' down
And you don't know what to do
Grab your swimming trunks, ice up that old Igloo
And drive until the map turns blue
Brad Paisley's song, "Water," is perfectly suited for a summer theme song; it combines common lifetime memories involving water to portray the friendship between people and water throughout a lifetime. The "love affair with water," begins at a young age for most people, whether it's playing in the bathtub or learning how to swim in an "inflatable pool." In most cases, children have fond summer memories of anything having to do with water, and these occurrences shape their innocent little lives. The down-to-earth words, sung with a country twang, have deeper meaning than what first meets the eye. Humans are connected to water in a universally broad way, because water is not only used in forms of entertainment, but it is also used to keep people hydrated and alive. For humans, water is a necessity, but it is also a companion through life and its experiences. The lighthearted lyrics display a cheerfully nostalgic tone, bringing back the overly ecstatic joy of a child playing in the sprinklers. Everyone in the world has some kind of "love affair" with water, some are positive, others are not, but it cannot be denied that water is an ever-present companion in the lives' of human beings.
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