Oh, can't you see this is a lie
Made up by the kings and queens of our time
Oh, when they tell you and I
To jump in the fire
We should do it without ever asking why
Brother, brother
Oh what I fool I've been
Mother, mother
Oh what I fool I've been
Boy, you only miss the water when the well runs dry
Now your voice is gone
I only talk to God when there's something I need
Boy, you only miss the water when the well runs dry
Now your voice is gone
I only talk to God when there's something I need
Get up, wipe the smoke from your eyes
Walk home and go back to bed
This is the cancer that's been eating me
This is the cancer that's been eating you
Brother, brother
Oh what I fool I've been
Mother, mother
Oh what I fool I've been
Boy, you only miss the water when the well runs dry
Now your voice is gone
I only talk to God when there's something I need
Boy, you only miss the water when the well runs dry
Now your voice is gone
I only talk to God when there's something I need
Boy, you only miss the water when the well runs dry
But now your voice is gone
I only talk to God when there's something I need
Boy, you only miss the water when the well runs dry
Now your voice is gone
I only talk to God when there's something I need