Deeper Well (#1) Songtext
von Emmylou Harris

Well, ha ha
Mm-hm

Sun burned hot, it burned my eyes
Burned so hot I thought I′d died
Thought I'd died and gone to hell
Lookin′ for the water from a deeper well

Went to the river but the river was dry
Fell to my knees and I looked to the sky
Looked to the sky and the spring rain fell
I saw the water from a deeper well

Well, well, well, well
Lookin' for the water from a deeper well

I was ready for love, I was ready for the money
I was ready for the blood and ready for the honey
Ready for the winnin', and ready for the bell
Lookin′ for the water from a deeper well


Found some love and I found some money
And I found that blood would drip from the honey
Found I had a thirst that I could not quell
Lookin′ for the water from a deeper well

Well, well, well, well
Lookin' for the water from a deeper well

So, I took to the road and I took to the song
But I took it too fast and I took it too long
They wanted my heart and they wanted my soul
Could not keep what I could not hold

So I ran with the moon and I ran with the night
And the three of us were a terrible sight
Nipple to the bottle to the gun to the cell
To the bottom of a hole of a deeper well

Well, well, well, well
Lookin′ for the water from a deeper well

Well, I did it for kicks and I did it for hate
And I did it for lust and I did it for faith
Did it for need and I did it for love
Addiction stayed on tight like a glove


Hey there, mama, did you carry that load
Did you tell your baby 'bout the bend in the road
′Bout the rebel yell 'bout the one that fell
Lookin′ for the water from a deeper well

Well, well, well, well
Lookin' for the water from a deeper well
Well, well, well, well
I drank the water from a deeper well