I forgot the faith of my fathers Left streams of living waters I fell for deceptive honey Intoxicating brandy of money Seductive wine of false love None came from God above

All I needed was living water To quench my raging thirst Man, why do I like to complicate things?

Fake wines tasted the same And soon I fell thirsty again State of spiritual dehydration It felt like a prodigal situation Should I approach the Lord? Maybe there's room on board

All I needed was living water To quench my raging thirst Man, why do I like to complicate things?

God grabbed me by the collar Shook me up from my slumber All that you have I gave thee So don't you get too cocky And think that you're the man You have to follow my plan

All I needed was living water To quench my raging thirst Man, why do I like to complicate things?

Now I'm back to verdant streams Ran away from numerous sins The prodigal son has returned Wasted time already mourned How can I make up for lost years? I approach the son of God in tears

All I needed was living water To quench my raging thirst Man, why do I like to complicate things?

I grab hold on to the promise For now I see what I missed Living water assuages my thirst Why didn't I come to him first Love, joy, peace, hope fill in That emptiness I had felt within

All I needed was living water To quench my raging thirst Man, why do I like to complicate things?

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