VERSE 1
I wished on raindrops like a rosary beads- hands in prayer pose over the windowpane- down there on my knees- but while I was praying you were preying over me- I just wanted you to hold me- didn’t want to see your teeth- Now I’m headed for the horses- oh I told the dogs to leave- And now I’m crying to California in the rain- tears hit the car window like gold beads bleeding over a windowpane- nothing will ever be the same- nothing will ever be the same- nothing will ever be the same-
VERSE 2
If I’d had one more drink I would have tried to walk on water-half a prayer and half a bottle and I’m playing god just like my father- and I’m also reminded of good Virginia Wolfe-Sinking back into the waters that have given so much more than they have took
CHORUS 1
And I’m taking the faith of our fathers and the beauty of our unborn daughters- I’m stitching up all these hearts and throwing it into the wildest wild waters- and we’re all gonna get clean-
VERSE 3
I no longer believe in love- I only believe in blood- I only believe in blood-Take me to the water to bleed- drown me in the river- kill my pain and keep me clean- Oh I knew that the water would save me- but I feared that the flood would overtake me
CHORUS 2
Still I’ll wade these waters alone and I’ll drag myself to shore- cuz I cried this sea myself and I could never ask for me
VERSE 4
And I’m travellin’ down- down to the water- to that spot where my father used to cry- and I’m travellin down- down to the river- to the spots where my lovers left me dry- And I will sing-Sing to the sailers- of the ships of my self I left behind-
Love me lightly-love me loosely- love me like the water- love me like the river-The river I am
CHORUS 1
And I’m taking the faith of our fathers and the beauty of our unborn daughters- I’m stitching up all these hearts and throwing it into the wildest wild waters- and we’re all gonna get clean-
VERSE 5
Still I’m weeping every wednesday night- and as the tears roll down my face- It’s like a roll a ball horse race- held at a casino with incredibly high stakes- So I- took a shot in the dark- a shot in the bar- a shot in the heart- and- I-took- it- hard
CHORUS 2
Still I’ll wade these waters alone and I’ll drag myself to shore- cuz I cried this sea myself and I could never ask for me
