The Water Is Wide
Sarah Dixie Chicks and Jewel Lyrics

The water is wide, I cannot get o'er
The distance between my love and me is too great to cross.

Neither have I wings to fly
I do not have the ability to fly over the distance between us.

Give me a boat that can carry two
I need a vessel that can transport my love and me across the water.

And both shall cross my true love and I
Together, my love and I will successfully cross the water.

I lean'd my back against an oak
I sought the stability of an oak tree.

Thinking it was a mighty tree
I believed the oak would provide a strong foundation for our love.

But first it bent and then it broke
The oak ultimately proved to be weak and unreliable.

So did my love prove false to me
Like the oak, my love was not as trustworthy as I believed.

I put my hand in some soft bush
I searched for comfort and beauty in a bush.

Thinking the sweetest flow'are to find
I expected to find the most beautiful and fragrant flower.

I prick'd my finger to the bone
However, I was hurt by this search and left with nothing but pain.

And left the sweetest flow'are behind
The beauty I thought I could find in love was not worth the pain it caused.

O love is handsome and love is kind
At first, love seems beautiful and generous.

Gay as a jewel when it is new
Like a new and shiny jewel, love initially sparkles and shines.

But love grows old and waxes cold
Over time, love can become dull and indifferent.

And fades away like the morning dew
Eventually, love can disappear as easily and quickly as dew evaporating in the sun.