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Deep Water
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Singer/Songwriter
Deep Water was released on October 5, 1999 by The Orchard as a part of the album Silverback
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Release DateOctober 5, 1999
LabelThe Orchard
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM80

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alan Kelly
Alan Kelly
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alan Kelly
Alan Kelly
Songwriter

Lyrics

Pacify you and the last oil lamp
And the stale smell of deceit
There is a rumor and innuendo
On the dark side of discreet
There is a hound that's howling all night long
And it cuts me to the core
There is a color to this midnight moon
I ain't ever seen before
When you can hear the wind 'fore you feel it
There is a wicker in the night
All the ghosts of your Jeremiahs
Dancing in the pale moonlight
He got a fistful of past dues
He got a handful of bad news
He got a dozen new excuses
He ain't even had to use
And his world is closed and in
He can feel the ball and chain
He cannot put his own life straight
Let alone the one who took his name
Take a measure of your manhood
Stay close upon the trail
There are spirits in the leaves tonight
You can almost hear 'em wail
And the weight that he is carrying
Seems as if to grow
He's a long way from deep water
Longer than he knows
God save us Mother Mary
And his own ma chimes right in
He was a good boy don't you know it
It was the times he was living in
And that a woman pushed him to it
Like she pushed him all his life
Could have done much better
If she'd have been a better wife
And they find him in the morning
Crouched under some tree
A-holding tight the woman
Who would not let him be
You know the Chickasaw have a saying
And I remember it quite well
You cannot bear a devil
Lest they bury them themselves
I got a head full of good whiskey
And a sorry tale to write
'Bout a poor man and his woman
In the middle of the night
Now if you ever get to Oklahoma
Down east by the Texas line
There's a white stone marker a-standing
Way out in the pines
And it's not too far from deep water
And it's not too far from town
But nobody ever goes there
Nobody comes around
Written by: Alan Kelly
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