Water to a woman in the desert
Healing to the driest bones
I have longed for this, I have wept and prayed
Believing I could live to see this day
But faith gets lost along the way
To vows in sand and hearts of clay
Water

More than the sum of every petition
Better than the best laid plans
There is no guesswork here, no old wrongs to right
No creeping fears or notions of flight
Just a show of hands in the sweetest kiss
And a lifetime left for nights like this
Water

Bridge:
I'll be the watchman at your borders
Like the tattoos on your shoulder

I have made my peace, I would ask no more
I am signing off through this open door
I will take your name, I will wear your ring
And put aside every childish thing
Water

© 1993 Warner Tamerlane Music Corp. (BMI)