Water Is Wide

written by: traditional (Irish)
performed live by: Sarah McLachlan & Lilith Fair artists

Lyrics

The water is wide, I can’t cross over
And neither I have wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row – my love and I

Now love is gentle, and love is kind
The sweetest flower when first it’s new
But love grows old, and waxes cold
And fades away like morning dew

There is a ship, she sails the sea
She’s loaded deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I’m in
I know not how I sink or swim

The water is wide, I can’t cross over
And neither I have wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row – my love and I
And both shall row – my love and I

 

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– Sarah played it live at Lilith Fair shows with The Indigo Girls and Jewel.

 

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