[Verse 1] I found your hair inside a book And wondered why I had to look A little thread, a little sign That you were yours and I was mine I held the page against the light As if it might explain the night But nothing answered, nothing stirred Except the memory of a word Mmm-mmm… [Refrain] Water takes the shape it’s given Love becomes the life we’re living Hold it close, it slips away Nothing beautiful will stay Ooooh… [Verse 2] The kitchen light was burning low Across the floor, a yellow glow I watched the evening fill the room And turn the silver shadows blue Your coffee cup was by the chair For half a second you were there I reached for something I once knew And touched the empty air for you [Refrain] Water takes the shape it’s given Love becomes the life we’re living Hold it close, it slips away Nothing beautiful will stay Mmm-mmm… [Verse 3] November gathered on the glass I watched another evening pass The branches shivered in the rain And drew their fingers down the pane I thought I heard you in the hall A quiet footstep by the wall But houses make their own replies When everybody says goodbye Ooooh-ooh… [Bridge] I don’t know if I miss you Or who I used to be The girl who saw her reflection When you were looking at me Maybe love is only water Borrowed from the rain We hold it in our open hands Then watch it fall again Mmm… [Final Refrain] Water takes the shape it’s given We become the days we’re living Hold me close, then let me stray Everything must change someday Water takes the shape it’s given Earth below and open heaven Nothing lost and nothing stays We just learn to change our shape [Outro] Ooooh-ooh Mmm-mmm Change our shape Change our shape Ooooh… Then wash away.
