"Don't Ask For The Water" lyrics

I hate this old place and what it represents
And I hate who I was and who I ended up since
But if you learned how to swim, just in case you'd drown
Don't ask her for the water, 'cause she'll swallow you down

And she's ten miles of peace and the hardest of nights
And her belfry's got arch, but her rooftop's all right
But down here in the sewer, I'm smelling a rat
Don't ask her for the whiskey, 'cause her 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 but a lie"
Don't ask her for the water, 'cause she'll teach you to cry
Don't ask her for the water, 'cause she'll teach you to cry

And her weapon of choice is a red-patterned 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