(Dave Olney, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris)  the sun burned hot, it burned my eyes  burned so hot I thought I'd died  thought I'd died and gone to hell  lookin' for the water from a deeper well  I went to the river but the river was dry  I fell to my knees an I looked to the sky  I looked to the sky and the spring rain fell  I saw the water from a deeper well  well, lookin for the water from a deeper well  well, lookin for the water from a deeper well  I was ready for love I was ready for the money  ready for the blood and ready for the honey  ready for the winnin', ready for the bell  lookin' for the water from a deeper well  I found some love and I found some money  found that blood would drip from the honey  found I had a thirst that I could not quell  lookin'for the water from a deeper well  well, lookin for the water from a deeper well  well, lookin for the water from a deeper well  well I did it for kicks and I did it for faith  I did it for lust and I did it for hate  I did it for need and I did it for love  addiction stayed on tight like a glove  so I ran with the moon and I ran with the night  and the three of us were a terrible sight  nipple to the bottle, to the gun, to the cell  to the bottom of a hole of a deeper well  well lookin for the water from a deeper well  well lookin for the water from a deeper well  I rocked with the cradle and I rolled with the rage  I shook those walls and I rattled that gage  I took my trouble down a deadend trail  reachin' out a hand for a holier grail  hey there mama did you carry that load  did you tell your baby 'bout the bend in the road  'bout the rebel yell 'bout the one that fell  lookin' for the water from a deeper well  well, lookin for the water from a deeper well  well, lookin for the water from a deeper well