Deeper Well

<br>(Dave Olney, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris)<br>the sun burned hot, it burned my eyes<br>burned so hot I thought I`d died<br>thought I`d died and gone to hell<br>lookin` for the water from a deeper well<br>I went to the river but the river was dry<br>I fell to my knees an I looked to the sky<br>I looked to the sky and the spring rain fell<br>I saw the water from a deeper well<br>well, lookin for the water from a deeper well<br>well, lookin for the water from a deeper well<br>I was ready for love I was ready for the money<br>ready for the blood and ready for the honey<br>ready for the winnin`, ready for the bell<br>lookin` for the water from a deeper well<br>I found some love and I found some money<br>found that blood would drip from the honey<br>found I had a thirst that I could not quell<br>lookin`for the water from a deeper well<br>well, lookin for the water from a deeper well<br>well, lookin for the water from a deeper well<br>well I did it for kicks and I did it for faith<br>I did it for lust and I did it for hate<br>I did it for need and I did it for love<br>addiction stayed on tight like a glove<br>so I ran with the moon and I ran with the night<br>and the three of us were a terrible sight<br>nipple to the bottle, to the gun, to the cell<br>to the bottom of a hole of a deeper well<br>well lookin for the water from a deeper well<br>well lookin for the water from a deeper well<br>I rocked with the cradle and I rolled with the rage<br>I shook those walls and I rattled that gage<br>I took my trouble down a deadend trail<br>reachin` out a hand for a holier grail<br>hey there mama did you carry that load<br>did you tell your baby `bout the bend in the road<br>`bout the rebel yell `bout the one that fell<br>lookin` for the water from a deeper well<br>well, lookin for the water from a deeper well<br>well, lookin for the water from a deeper well