The Well

from Desolation Sound by Luke Maynard

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15. The Well

Well, the big city water’s got nothin’ on home;
It’s drawn from strange lakes under alien skies,
And I dream—when I dream—the pipes carry me home
To come back and drink from the well of your eyes.

Now the kids run to school, and the years run to years,
But my soul is a well, and the well has run dry;
If a man could pay rent and get by drinking tears,
I would come back and drink from the well of your eyes.

All the races I’ve run for the money,
All the things I have done for the fame…
Well, you might find it funny,
But I find you doin’ the same,

Well, the world here’s the dog, and my head is the bone;
If I ever get chewed on enough to get wise,
I will lay down my burden and leave it alone—
I will come back and drink from the well of your eyes.

There are times I have fallen for money,
There are times I went all in for fame,
But at my most fallen,
You still find me callin’ your name,

Sometimes love is just doin’ the best that you can,
And we both understand that the love never dies,
Though you’ll be an old woman, and I an old man,
When I come back and drink from the well of your eyes,
When I come back and drink from the well of your eyes.

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from Desolation Sound, released June 30, 2018
All vocals & instruments by Luke Maynard
Written by Luke Maynard

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Luke Maynard Toronto, Ontario

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, old-school Canadian acoustic troubaour, and all-purpose sonic roustabout.

Loitering around the upper frets since 1996.

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