Gimme Some Water
Eddie Money Lyrics

Mama never understood what it's like for a losing man
My mother never knew what it was like to be a man who always loses.

When her number one son goes bad playing cards with the Devil's Hand
When I, her eldest son, lost all my money to the Devil's Hand in cards.

Daddy got real sick so quick four walls never understand
My father got really sick all of a sudden and no one could understand why he fell ill.

I was the one who got good with the gun took the money from the rich man's land
I was the one who became a skilled shooter and stole money from wealthy landowners.

Give me some water 'cause I shot a man on the Mexican border
Please give me some water because I killed someone on the Mexican border.

Cool, cool water
I need some cool water to drink.

Give me some water
I'm really thirsty and need some water.

I need a little water
I'm just asking for a little bit of water to quench my thirst.

Jimmy grew up so fast and he met me at the pass one day
My little brother Jimmy grew up really quickly, and one day he met me at the pass.

Said, you're a wanted man, take your brother's hand
Jimmy said that I am a fugitive and asked me to take his hand to run away together.

I'll be running with you, anyway
He assured me that he'd be with me and help me run away, no matter what.

So we rode late in the night like fires on the desert sand
We rode our horses late at night, with our shadows stretching like fiery lines on the desert sand.

'Til one day the posse caught us 'cause the sheriff always gets his man
Eventually, the posse caught up to us, as the sheriff always gets his man.

Oh, geeze, if I just get loose my hands
Oh, if only I could free my hands from these ropes.

I'd run just as fast as my legs can
If I could just get away, I'd run as fast as my legs could carry me.

But, Lord, I've got no room to run
But there's no space to run, and I'm stuck here.

Shouldn't have done what I did without that gun
I regret what I did, but I know I couldn't have done it without my gun.

Guess you see that long, white rope hanging from the hangman's tree
You can see the long, white rope hanging from the hangman's tree.

Take the restless horse; tie may hands, of course; tell my mother that I'm finally free
Take the restless horse, tie my hands, and tell my mother that I am finally free (in death).

Let me die like a man, no one understands; let me pray that a poor man pray
I want to die as a dignified man, but no one understands me. Let me pray like a poor man does.

Slap that horse in the ass; with my last dying gasp my brother could hear me say
Slap that horse and let me die. With my last breath, I want my brother to hear me say goodbye.