She walks out of town in the heat of the day The sun it is high and her gaze it is low She lives in the hours that best hide her shame She knows the rules and the town knows her name She needs water for her thirst She needs water for her thirst She is thirsty and the well it is deep And she burns in the dark that she wears She is guilty of breaking the rules But she's chosen to live as she dares She needs water for her thirst For the road is as hot as can be She needs water for her thirst And the dust it is rising as far as she can see She sees a stranger alone by the well He is weary from travel and thirsty from the heat She is surprised when he speaks out to her He is breaking the rules that she fails to keep I need water for my thirst For the road is as hot as can be I need water for my thirst Woman, please draw from the well for me He speaks of water for the thirst in her soul That he is the one that the world's waiting for He knows her past and the wrongs she has done But she feels no judgement, salvation has come Salvation has come I need water for my soul For I've been as dead as can Give me water for my soul Lord, won't you draw from the well for me Lord, won't you draw from the well for me