And the spell it was broken   And I saw with my own eyes   I never knew that the water could rise so very high   There was a time I remember   There was a time it was otherwise   There was a time that the water didn't rise and rise   But the wide open water leads to the sea   The wide open water can set you free   I never learned to turn my boat   Into the waves to survive   I let the cruel, cruel water just rise and rise   Was there a time, can I remember?   Was there a time when it was otherwise?   Was there a time that the water didn't rise so very high?   But the wide open water leads to the sea   The wide open water can set you free