The man who stole the water will swim forevermore
But he'll never reach the land on that golden shore
That faint white light will haunt his heart
Till he's only a memory lost in the dark

Dig a hole in the ground straight down to hell
Till there ain't no more water in the well, well, well
When you're down on your knees with nothing left to sell
Try diggin a little deeper in the well, well, well
Well, well, well
Well, well, well

Take care of your body like you care for your soul
Don't you dig yourself into a hole
Until you've paid the price you can't know what it's worth
The air and water, the fire and earth

Dig a hole in the ground straight down to hell
Till there ain't no more water in the well, well, well
When you're down on your knees with nothing left to sell
Try diggin a little deeper in the well well well
Well, well, well
Well, well, well


Original lyrics

The man who stole the water
Will swim forever more
But he'll never reach the land
On that golden shore
That faint white light
Will haunt his heart
'Til he's only a memory
Lost in the dark

Dig your hole in the ground
All the way down to hell
'Til there ain't no more water
In the well, well, well
When you're down on your knees
With nothin' left to sell
Try diggin' a little deeper
The water used to run
So clear and so fresh
Now poison creeps through it
That withers the flesh
The man sells us back our water
Like we're fish on his line
Tryin' to turn our blood
Into his wine

Dig your hole in the ground
All the way down to hell
'Til there ain't no more water
In the well, well, well
When you're down on your knees
With nothin' left to sell
Try diggin' a little deeper
In the well, well, well
Take care of your body
Like you care for your soul
Take care you don't dig your self
Into a hole
'Til you've paid the price
You don't know the worth
Of the air and the water
The fire and the Earth

Dig your hole in the ground
All the way down to hell
'Til there ain't no more water
In the well, well, well
When you're down on your knees
With nothin' left to sell
Try diggin' a little deeper
In the well, well, well
The man who stole the water
Will swim forever more
But he'll never reach the land
On that golden shore


Notes

Danny O’Keefe — July 2004 : "I used to work for Bob Dylan's publishing company, Special Rider Music, and Bob sent me a demo tape and requested that I write lyrics to the song. I arranged the song and wrote the lyrics that you have below. David Lindley heard the song on a demo tape I sent him and recorded the song. Maria Muldaur and Mavis Staples also have a version of the song together. I think the meaning is fairly plain: poison the sources of water and we are all effected. Water is the life of the planet, as is the air, the earth and the fire within." Interview by Emmanuel Rivet © www.swer.net www.dannyokeefe.com David Lindley and Hani Naser Playing Even Better, 1995 (first recording of the song) Maria Muldaur Fanning The Flames, 1996 Danny O’Keefe Runnin' From The Devil, 2000

There Will Be A Light 2004 - Virgin Records America, Inc.

Live performance with Bonnie Raitt

* 09/30/05 - Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ
VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live! (aired 11/18/05) - Bonnie Raitt with special guests Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Alison Krauss and Keb' Mo'.
Ben played "Two Lights In The Nighttime" on slide guitar and backing vocals with Bonnie and her band and "Well, Well, Well" on vocals & resonator guitar with Bonnie only.
Note : Ben played hi National Resophonic Western Model D on "Well Well Well."
— source : www.benharper.net