Canteen Of Water Lyrics

Canteen Of Water lyrics

By J. Bolotin







HE CARRIES HIS IDS







AND HIS BOOKS BOUND IN LEATHER







AND A CHANGE OF CLOTHING







AND A PICTURE OF ANNA WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER







LEST HE FORGET HER.







AND IN AMONG HIS PAPERS







IS A LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE HE KNEW







AND MANY SENT LETTERS







TELLING SOMEONE THAT HE'D BE THERE







SOMETIME SOON.







HEY STRANGER! AREN'T YOU THE TIREDNESS THAT REMAINS







WHEN YOU THINK FREEDOM CANT BE MEASURED 







BY THE SCUFFLES ON YOUR BOOTS?







HEY HEY HEY







 







NOW HE DREAMS OF ANNA A LIFE IN THE TIME THEY WERE TOGETHER







HE WAS HARD AND SHE WAS SUPPLE







WHERE THEY LIVED OUT IN THE COUNTRY







SHE THOUGHT GENTLE







LIKE HIS HANDS UPON HER BODY







AND WHEN ANNA FELT THE COOLING WIND







DAVID FELT THE NEED TO BE BLOWN DOWN







AND WHEN ANNA FELT THE CLEANSING RAIN







DAVID FOUGHT THE FEAR THAT HE MIGHT DROWN







HEY STRANGER! AND NOW YOU WONDER THROUGH THE COUNTRY







THAT YOU HOPE IS MUCH LESS FRIGHTENING







WHEN ITS QUICKER PASSING BY







HEY HEY HEY







 







NOW IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA







AT THE LAST CHANCE DINER COUNTER







BEING QUESTIONED BY THE WAITRESS







HE PREPARES FOR THE DESERT







WITH HIS FREEDOM







AND A CANTEEN OF WATER