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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Lead Vocals
Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck
Lead Vocals
Chris Thile
Chris Thile
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Songwriter
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Songwriter
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Producer
Pete Lyman
Pete Lyman
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
The photograph on the dashboard, taken years ago
Turned around backwards so the windshield shows
Every streetlight reveals the picture in reverse
Still, it's so much clearer
I forgot my shirt at the water's edge
The moon is low tonight
[Verse 2]
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
I'm not sure all these people understand
It's not like years ago
The fear of getting caught
Of recklessness and water
They cannot see me naked
These things, they go away
Replaced by everyday
[Verse 3]
Nightswimming, remembering that night
September's coming soon
I'm pining for the moon
And what if there were two
Side by side in orbit
Around the fairest sun?
That bright, tight forever drum
Could not describe nightswimming
[Verse 4]
You, I thought I knew you
You, I cannot judge
You, I thought you knew me
This one laughing quietly underneath my breath
Nightswimming
[Verse 5]
Photograph reflects, every streetlight a reminder
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
Deserves a quiet night
Written by: Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck

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