Lady on the Water

lady on the water

make me rich, make me poor,

lay your flowers at my door

lady on the water

bring me branches, bring me twine

wrap my heart upon the vine

with your wine dye my feathers

as the cock crows giving time

awake, my lady on the water

share my bread and share my drink

pay no mind to what others think

lady on the water

with this wind and to flame

with your grapes and bottled rain,

make your wine of my worship

a divinely strange refrain

or make it rain

my lady on the water

place your thumb upon my tongue

be the song no one has sung

lady on the water

with your jacket blue and strange

change these rivers in my veins

into wine, learning, burning,

driven deep into this maze

all of my days

my lady on the water

lead me from the wilderness

to countless deserts, dreams, and jests

lady on the water

rest my head upon your chest

leave me only when i'm blessed

cause i'll be in my own country

good and dead and gone to rest

that's the way that's the best