Don't Miss Your Water
Love's Awakening: Reflecting on Loss and Redemption
Lyrics
In the beginning you really loved me
In the beginning, the person was genuinely loved.
I was too blind, and I couldn't see
The speaker was unaware and unable to see the love due to blindness.
But now that you left me, oh, how I cried, I cried
After the departure, there is deep sorrow and crying.
You don't miss your water 'til your well run dry
The realization that the value of love is only understood when it's gone, likened to not missing water until the well is dry.
I kept you crying, so sad and blue
The speaker caused sadness and heartache, unable to be faithful.
I was a playboy, I just couldn't be true
Admits to being a playboy, unable to remain loyal.
But when you left me and said good bye
Upon being left and saying goodbye, the speaker acknowledges the loss and regrets.
I miss my water, 'cause my well ran dry
The speaker now misses the love, realizing its value after losing it.
I sit and wonder
The speaker reflects on the situation and wonders about its reality.
How can this be
A sense of disbelief or confusion about how the situation unfolded.
I never thought, you'd ever leave me
The speaker never anticipated the loved one would leave.
But now you've left me
The departure of the loved one is emphasized.
Oh how I cried, how I cried
Expresses intense sorrow and crying over the departure.
You don't miss your water
Reiterates the theme that the true value of something is often realized only after it's lost.
You don't miss your water, no you don't
Emphasizes again that the appreciation for something is often realized in its absence.
You don't miss your water, no you don't
Repeats the idea that the importance of something is recognized when it's no longer present.
You don't miss your water, no you don't
Reiterates the concept that the significance of something becomes apparent only after it's gone.
'Til your well runs dry
Concludes with the metaphor that one doesn't appreciate the value of water until the well runs dry.
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