Harris Emmylou Deeper Well Lyrics

Deeper Well Lyrics

(Dave Olney, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris)
the 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
I went to the river but the
river was dry
I fell to my knees an I looked to the sky
I looked to the
sky and the spring rain fell
I saw the water from a deeper well
well,
lookin for the water from a deeper well
well, lookin for the water from a
deeper well
I was ready for love I was ready for the money
ready for the
blood and ready for the honey
ready for the winnin', ready for the
bell
lookin' for the water from a deeper well
I found some love and I
found some money
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, lookin for the water from a deeper well
well, lookin for the
water from a deeper well
well I did it for kicks and I did it for faith
I
did it for lust and I did it for hate
I did it for need and I did it for
love
addiction stayed on tight like a glove
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 lookin for the water from a deeper well
well lookin for the
water from a deeper well
I rocked with the cradle and I rolled with the
rage
I shook those walls and I rattled that gage
I took my trouble down a
deadend trail
reachin' out a hand for a holier grail
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, lookin for the water from a deeper well
well,
lookin for the water from a deeper well