Thirst is not the answer, oceans come and go   I loved her seven seas worth, Lord I loved her so   But she let me down so easy, one slow drop at a time      I would've killed myself but it made no sense   Committing suicide in self defense   But I lost everything I brought her   When she said babe, you're just a wave, you're not the water      Centuries ago we were living on the gold coast   She was still in love with a long, gone, cold ghost   I was only trying to turn back the tide of her tears      I felt like an endless ocean, rolling through the fog   Full emotion drifting like a weather beaten log   I even thought that I out-thought her   Till she said babe, you're just a wave, you're not the water      I said someday we'll love again, then you'll know the score   I've taught you everything I know and maybe even more   That's true she said, more than you ever will      I've said I've been your raging river, precious African queen   I've shown you everything that I've ever seen   But she knew more than I had taught her   When she said babe, you're just a wave, you're not the water      Well I followed her far and wide with all of my will   Water on the move, you know it never stands still   And I moved every muscle, just to prove it can be done      Then up some old sad river, where snow white lilies float   I came to her for mercy, but I hardly rocked the boat   She seemed surprised that I have caught her   But she said babe, you're just a wave, you're not the water      She said babe, you're just a wave, you're not the water