Tall Drink of Water
Chasing Cowboys and Broken Hearts: Matraca Berg's Tall Drink of Water
Lyrics
You can't run from your blues
You cannot escape from your sorrows or troubles.
You can't waltz across Texas in a beat up Subaru
It's challenging to navigate through Texas in a worn-out Subaru.
So I sat a bar down the street from Pete's garage
The narrator is at a bar near Pete's garage.
Then you walked in, like a long legged, sweet mirage
A person, presumably of great appeal, enters like a beautiful illusion.
And I could stay till the wells run dry
The narrator is willing to stay until resources are exhausted.
I could stay till wells run dry
Repetition of the willingness to stay until resources run out.
But a tall drink of water is all I need
The narrator expresses a desire for a tall and refreshing companion.
A tall drink of water in faded jeans
The desired companion is envisioned in worn-out jeans.
I could run or I could ask
The narrator contemplates whether to run away or approach the person.
Could I dip into your loving cup with a crystal glass?
A metaphorical reference to intimacy, using a crystal glass.
I've been looking for a cowboy with a sense of poetry
The narrator seeks a cowboy with a poetic sensibility.
I've been looking for a man I want but I don't need
Desiring a man not out of necessity but choice.
And I could stay till the wells run dry
Repetition of the willingness to stay until resources run out.
I could stay till the wells run dry
Reiteration of the willingness to stay until resources run out.
But a tall drink of water will get me by
A tall and refreshing companion is sufficient to get through challenges.
A tall drink of water with big dark eyes
Describing the desired companion with big dark eyes.
Baby nothing's as wild as a woman
Expressing the idea that a woman with a broken heart can be wild.
With a broken heart
The narrator is looking for a starting point after heartbreak.
I'm just looking for a place
Seeking a place or opportunity to begin anew.
A place to start
Checking and preparing for a journey or adventure.
Check the tires, pump the gas
Reference to the surroundings and atmosphere while preparing.
While the blacktop hisses like a snake in the burning grass
Simile describing the sound of the blacktop as a hissing snake.
Baby, Amarillo's as hot as a barbecue
Describing the extreme heat in Amarillo.
But not nearly enough for a man like you
Expressing that Amarillo's heat is not enough for the desired person.
And I could stay till the wells run dry
Repetition of the willingness to stay until resources run out.
I could stay till the wells run dry
Reiteration of the willingness to stay until resources run out.
I could stay till the wells run dry
Further repetition of the willingness to stay until resources run out.
But a tall drink of water will last for miles
A tall and refreshing companion will endure for a long distance.
A tall drink of water makes me smile
A tall and refreshing companion brings happiness.
It makes me smile (Tall drink of water)
Reaffirmation that a tall and refreshing companion brings joy.
Yes a tall drink of water (Tall drink of water)
Emphasizing the positive impact of a tall and refreshing companion.
Tall drink of water (Tall drink of water)
Repetition of the desire for a tall and refreshing companion.
Sure feels good (Tall drink of water)
Expressing satisfaction and pleasure with the desired companion.
Thank you baby
A grateful acknowledgment to the companion.
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