Fire For The Water

from Your Very Own Dream by Clay Parker and Jodi James

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Fire For The Water

Fire for the water
Water for the tea
Tea for a taste of bitter
Don't it go down easy for me
Don't it go down easy for me

Come all come along buddy
Come along come little mule
The banks of the levee are muddy
But the queen of the river keeps rule
The queen of the river keeps rule

You got a buzzin' little heartbeat
And a midnight special mind
Ain't it funny when the honey is too sweet
Ain't it sad getting further down the line
Sad getting further down the line

Fire for the water
Water for the tea
Tea for a taste of bitter
Don't it go down easy for me
Don't it go down easy for me

Mohair rhinestone and tassel
And a hurl of worries in the can
How'd it get to be such a hassle
Just to die like a steel drivin' man
Die like a steel drivin' man

I wish I could drive your turnpike
I wish I could cross your sea
Just to see what it would be like
Not to do it all for free
Not to do it all for free

I could be just like you
And you could be a little something like me
I can be a friend to but a very few
Two or if you take it then three
Two or if you take it then three

You should've seen the captain
With his hand on the barrelhead
You should've seen what happened
When they heard what the captain said
Heard what the captain said

Fire for the water
Water for the tea
Tea for a taste of bitter
Don't it go down easy for me
Don't it go down easy for me

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from Your Very Own Dream, track released January 19, 2024
©2024 Electric Wreck Music / ©2024 Jodi James Publishing

Clay Parker - Vocals, Electric Guitar

Jodi James - Vocals, Electric Guitar

Clint Kirby - Drums

Dave Hinson - Bass

Produced and engineered by Ryan Tharp at 7013 Sound in Fort Worth, TX.

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