Vaden Todd Lewis , said in Clark Vogeler’s documentary “Dark Secrets – The Stories of Rubberneck”
I come from the water was one of the first songs I wrote in the band. Speaking of being brought up religious that was kind of a self study on being brought up by a man who is extremely religious but he...
[Verse 1]
I come from the water
I crawled up on the shore
I left my brothers there
I got what I came for
[Verse 2]
I sucked that hot air in
And rolled upon the sand
And burned beneath the sun
To be a man
[Chorus]
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water, yeah
[Verse 3]
I come from the water
That weren't no easy thing
It's more than nature
It's like my destiny
[Verse 4]
I stood up on these legs
And held my head up high
Emerged beneath the sun
To start a new life
[Chorus]
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water, yeah
[Bridge]
Life in the desert
Just to be together
The sand forever
The same forever
It moves beneath me
It pulls my body
My pulse beats hotter
So far from the water
I love to see the sun
In spite of all it's done
I pray for shade and rain
I pray to live again
[Chorus]
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Outro]
I come from the water
I come from the water
I come from the water
Ooh, ooh, oooh
I Come from the Water was written by Vaden Todd Lewis.
I Come from the Water was produced by Rob Schnapf & Tom Rothrock.
Toadies released I Come from the Water on Tue Aug 23 1994.