Ryan Adams - Don't Ask For Water Lyrics
I hate this old placeAnd what it representsAnd I hate who I wasAnd who I ended up sinceBut if you learned how to swim in case you'd drownedDon't ask her for the waterCause she'll swallow you downAnd she's ten miles of peaceAnd the hardest of nightsAnd her belfry's got archBut her rooftops all rightBut down here in the sewerI'm smelling a ratDon't ask her for the WhiskeyCause her waters all thatAnd what horses we rodeThrough what somber fieldsWith our lovers at warAnd the dust on their heelsAnd the infidels screamed, Âit's all but a lieÂDon't ask her for the water,Cause she'll teach you to cryDon't ask her for the waterCause she'll teach you to cryAnd her weapon of choice is a red-patterned dressAnd a sac full of stonesWith her hands on her chestAnd a book full of quotesAnd a tight fastened lipDon't ask her for the waterCause you'll sink like a shipDon't ask her for the waterCause you'll sink like a ship