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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Vocals
Pick Withers
Pick Withers
Drums
John Illsley
John Illsley
Bass Guitar
David Knopfler
David Knopfler
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Muff Winwood
Muff Winwood
Producer
Ralph Copeman
Ralph Copeman
Assistant Engineer
Rhett Davies
Rhett Davies
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

High and dry in the long hot day Lost and lonely every way Got the flats all around me sky up above Yes, I need a little water of love I've been too long lonely and my heart feels pain Crying out for some soothing rain I believe I have taken enough Yes, I need a little water of love Water of love deep in the ground But there ain't no water here to be found Some day, baby, when the river runs free It's gonna carry that water of love to me There's a bird up in a tree sitting up high Just a-waiting for me to die If I don't get some water soon I'll be dead and gone in the afternoon Water of love deep in the ground But there ain't no water here to be found Some day, baby, when the river runs free It's gonna carry that water of love to me Once I had a woman I could call my own Once I had a woman, now my woman she gone Once there was a river, now there's a stone You know it's evil when you're living alone Water of love deep in the ground But there ain't no water here to be found Some day, baby, when the river runs free It's gonna carry that water of love to me (carry that) Water of love deep in the ground But there ain't no water here to be found Some day, baby, when the river runs free It's gonna carry that water of love to me
Writer(s): Mark Knopfler Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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