Hell And Highwater Lyrics - Joe Cocker

Well I was standing at the junction 

Trying to kill some time 

She was sitting high on a bar stool 

Drinking some cheap red wine 

I asked how she was doing 

She said she was doing fine 

When she asked me for a cigarette 

I recognised the signs 

Well I knew just what she wanted 

And I swear it wasn't love 

She just needed something to keep her head above 

Hell and highwater 

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Try and make it through the night 

Hell and highwater 

Sometimes it's hard to keep your head above 

Hell and highwater 

Sometimes it don't feel right 

Hell and highwater 

Well the girl's just trying to keep her head above 

Hell and highwater 

A rainy night at a station 

In an old half way hotel 

The kind of place to make you feel 

One stop away from hell 

Where the angels meet the drifters 

Where many strong men fell 

I asked her if she had a name 

She said call me Jezebel 

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Well I knew just what she wanted 

And I swear it wasn't love 

She just needed something to keep her head above 

Hell and highwater 

Try and make it through the night 

Hell and highwater 

Sometimes it's hard to keep your head above 

Hell and highwater 

Sometimes it don't feel right 

Hell and highwater 

Well the girl's just trying to keep her head above 

Hell and highwater 

I picked up my suitcase 

I was heading for the door 

When a voice behind with a scarlet smile 

Said honey you'll be back for more 

I knew just what she wanted 

And I swear it wasn't love 

She just needed something to keep her head above 

Hell and highwater 

Try and make it through the night 

Hell and highwater 

Sometimes it's hard to keep your head above 

Hell and highwater 

Sometimes it don't feel right 

Hell and highwater 

Well the girl's just trying to keep her head above 

Hell and highwater