wild and wasted waters wild and wasted waters wild and wasted waters have come to carry me carry me on carry me on my mother s prayers carry me on my mother s prayers dark waters have come to carry my cares so take me on my mother s prayers don t you leave no candle to burn don t leave no candle to burn i leave with the waves neath the stern don t you leave no candle to burn wild and wasted waters wild and wasted waters wild and wasted waters have come to carry me on i ll leave with the evening on my breath i ll leave with the evening on my breath you ll find my letters when i ve left i m gonna leave the evening on my breath i won t remember the fires of home won t remember the fires of my home my homeless bones churn them ragged stones i won t remember fires of my home wild and wasted waters wild and wasted waters wild and wasted waters have come to carry me on may the sickness of my heart be told may the sickness of my heart be told let it bleed out in the coffee shop and stagger in the road may the sickness of my heart be told wild and wasted water wild and wasted water wild and wasted water have come to carry me carry me on carry me on carry me yes on