It's when people apologize that it gets bad, because they say it and they say it and it never gets any better. Whether it's a black rose or a bad dream or a family that's broken.
now Jordan's banks, they're red and muddy
Sometimes a thing gets broke.
and the rolling water is wide
It's beastly hard to fix anything.
but I got no boat so I'll be good and muddy
Whether she likes it or not (not), she's crying now. Just a little bit.
when I get to the other side
Kaylee swipes at her eyes, and gives Wash a tremulous smile, and says, "You're not seein' this, right?"