BUDDY & JULIE MILLER lyrics - Dirty Water

(Julie and Buddy Miller)



Well I don't need you hangin round my door

Trying to drag me back down to the shore

And I ain't gonna drink your dirty water no more



Well I got wet from my head down to my legs

And I drank dirty water down to the dregs

But I won't do it again I don't care who begs



Dirty water now what's that for

Dirty water I ain't drinkin no more



You've got a lie underneath your tongue where it can't be seen

And you wanna put the truth on a guillotine

But you might as well put out a fire with gasoline



Well you can serve up dirty water from a golden cup

You can try to lock up the truth but the door won't shut

Cause the truth just comes out like blood from a cut



Well that is sparkle and shiny but it was just a trick

So you wash it down with a kiss just to get a kick

Well that dirty water is about to make me sick



Dirty water now what's that for

Dirty water I ain't drinkin no more



You can try to sweeten turpentine up with grenadine

But I can still read you like a magazine

And I ain't gonna drink no more till the water runs clean



Dirty water now what's that for

Dirty water I ain't drinkin no more



Baby you got the kind of love that I can't afford

And I don't have a taste for what's in that glass you poured

And I ain't gonna drink that dirty water no more