Dead In The Water by Anne Wilson

Stars by Anne Wilson

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Dead In The Water
by Anne Wilson

Album: Stars

Verse 1
He'd been there all happy hour
Spinning a two year chip on the counter
I picked the stool to his left
And asked him what's that in your hand
He said it's an all-night conversation
'Bout a man too gone for saving
Who traded in everything he loved
For a buzz that didn't love him

Pre-Chorus
He said only light I saw was neon
In a dive off of West End
I was all out of hope at the end of my rope
I knew it was sink or swim I was

Chorus 1
Dead in the water drowning in bourbon
I was a goner that's when I heard Him
Whisper to my soul at two AM I said Amen
I poured out the bottle found something stronger
When I didn't wanna live any longer
I crawled down to that muddy riverside
Dead in the water and I walked out alive

Verse 2
He said I come back here to remember
Who I was before that river
Washed away the hell that held me down so long oh
Now I share my testimony
With the whiskey bent and the lonely
Who think that they don't have a prayer
Lord knows I've been there

Tag
I walked out alive

Bridge
There's a way to leave behind
Everywhere you've ever been
There's a well that won't run dry
You'll never thirst again

Chorus 2
Come to the water bring all your hurting
Come as you are and lay down your burdens
Just call on Jesus' name at two AM and say Amen
Pour out the bottle there's something stronger
You don't have to live this way any longer
Just crawl down to that muddy riverside
Dead in the water and you'll walk out alive

Ending
You'll walk out alive Hallelujah