[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Well I was shacked up down in Mobile
With a girl from New York City.
She woke me up one night to tell me
That we weren t alone.
She said she saw the ghost
Of a woman staring at me.
I told her not to worry,
But in the morning when I woke up, she was gone.
So I headed on to Florida where
I tangled with some sailors.
And as I lay bloody on the wharf,
I cursed the ship they sailed on.
Wouldn t you know, twenty four hours later
That ship sank into the ocean
Disappearing like an unwanted memory
Beneath the waves.
[Chorus 1]
I guess it s cause, still waters run,
Run deep in me
Cause I got this crazy way
N.C.
Crazy way I m swimming in still waters. (Still waters)
[Verse 2]
And I was woke up just before dawn
By an old man crying in the rain.
He was drunk and he was lonely
And as he passed by he sang a hymn.
And as I lay there listening,
Well I almost joined him in that song
But instead I just held my peace,
And waited till that old man moved along.
Then later on that day about
A quarter mile out of town,
I found his body hanging in
A grove of pines, swaying in the wind.
And as he swang that rope sang another hymn
To Jesus,
And this time though I don t know why,
I somehow felt inclined to sing along.
[Chorus 2]
I guess it s cause, still waters run,
Run deep in me
Cause I got this crazy way
N.C.
crazy way I m swimming in still waters. Still waters
[Verse 3]
Don t you know there s projects for the dead
And there are projects for the living
Thought I must confess sometimes
I get confused by that distinction
And I just throw myself into the arms
Of that which would betray me.
I guess to see how far Providence
Will stoop down just to save me.
[Chorus 3]
And it s all because, still waters run,
Run deep in me
Cause I ve got this crazy way
N.C
Crazy way I m swimming in still waters...
swimming in still waters... stil waters.