"Thirsty Man" lyrics

"Thirsty Man"

Well I been drivin' all night, on a road to nowhere
With the devils convoy, black smoke upon my tracks
Girl, I hardly knew you, but I could never fool you
You was always sittin' still while the world raced to its grave

And when the mornin' breaks, I be drivin' wide awake
'Cause I've been runnin' so long I can't recall what it means to stay
'Cause I let you slip away like water out through my hands
Oh, baby, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man, thirsty man

You know I seen the mountains and the flatlands too
I seen all these city streets, but I still go out searchin' for you
Now, in the captain's chamber, there's a ball and chain
You can run for a million miles but you'll never outrun your name
And when the mornin' breaks I be drivin' wide awake
'Cause I been runnin' so long I can't recall what it means to stay

And all the children sing, and all the old men sing
It's better to love and lose than to gain a world on a string
Yes I let you slip away like water out through my hands
Oh, baby, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man
(Yeah, thirsty man, yeah)

And when the mornin' breaks I be drivin' wide awake
'Cause I been runnin' so long I can't recall what it means to stay
'Cause I let you slip away like water out through my hands
Oh, honey, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man
(Yeah, thirsty man)


Writer(s): Eric Earley
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