We wrote this one with Ronnie Bowman. I love Ronnie—he’s very animated. He came in and he said, “Man, I had this idea. One for the money, one for the show.” I said, “Cool, we can work with that.” I think I came up with the riff and just started harping on it. When I think about guitar players who ca...
[Verse 1]
When I was just a youngin bouncin' on my mama knee
Said, "Son, there's only one thing that sets your soul free"
Wasn't no easy street where I come from
There wasn't no sleep until the work was done
[Verse 2]
Papa was a-preachin' 'bout the fires of Hell
If you want a drink of water, got to go to the well
The Cornerstone Church tried to curse my soul
But the good Lord gave me that rock and roll
[Verse 3]
Let the spirit pull me under, to the bottom of the well
You wanna live forever, but you never can tell
So, one for the money, two, another show
Three for the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
The Well was written by Ronnie Bowman & Dan Auerbach & Marcus King.
The Well was produced by Dan Auerbach.
Marcus King released The Well on Fri Jan 17 2020.