Don't Ask for the Water - Ryan Adams

i hate this old place

what it represents

and i hate who i was

who i ended up since

if you learn how to swim

just in case you drown

don’t ask her for the water

cause she’ll swallow you down

it’s just 10 miles a piece

and the hardest of nights

and her bellfries got arch

but her rooftops alright

down here in the sewer

i’m smellin a rat

don’t ask her for the whiskey

cause the water’s all that

and what horses we rode

through what somber fields

with our lovers at war

and the dust on our heels

and the infidels screamed

it’s all been a lie

don’t ask her for the water

cause she’ll teach to cry

don’t ask her for the water

cause she’ll teach to cry

and her weapon of choice

is a red pattern dress

and a sack full of stones

with her hands on her chest

and a book full of quotes

and a tight fastened lip

don’t ask her for the water

cause you’ll sink like a ship

don’t ask her for the water

cause you’ll sink like a ship.