My best white shirt was thick and damp with sweat And the gentle rain that grew hard with the wind My hands clutched a cold, pale, limp arm As I tried to wipe the sand off of her face O! and her blue-green lips Her grey-green skin I pounded on her chest with my fists Praying for her lungs to fill with air O! God, please breathe Let her chest heave O! breathe O! breathe