Distant Water Lyrics - David Wilcox

It's like you pass to me this bitter cup so I can take a sip 

And I know that it's likely gonna burn 

But never mind the taste of it, I take what I can get 

It sure is a hard way to learn 

I mean look at how I sip your cup of nasty 

Like I'm lucky for a taste to quench my thirst 

When love creates an optical illusion 

I'm gonna see it just the way it was rehearsed 

If I was dying in the desert 

I would see shining on the sand 

True love, like distant water on dry land 

I liked everything about you, except the way you treated me 

But that didn't seem to matter much at first 

I longed for you to fill me like a wino loves his drink 

But every time you filled me with a thirst 

If I was dying in the desert 

I would see shining on the sand 

True love, like distant water on dry land 

'Cause I was looking for a goddess who could save me 

So I played the worshiping fool 

Colder your kindness, the more it convinced me 

You're just that cool, ah 

Now just look at how I sip your cup of nasty 

Like I'm lucky for a taste to quench my thirst 

When love creates an optical illusion 

I'm gonna see it just the way it was rehearsed 

If I was dying in the desert 

I would see shining on the sand 

True love, like distant water on dry land 

True love, like distant water on dry land