Water is Wide

Intro ....

Lyrics as sung by James Taylor
The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I wings to fly Build me a boat That can carry two And both shall row, my love and I There is a ship And she sails the sea She's loaded deep As deep can be But not so deep As the love I'm in I know not how I sink or swim [chorus] Oh love is handsome And love is fine The sweetest flower When first it's new But love grows old And waxes cold And fades away like Summer dew [break] Build me a boat That can carry two And both shall row, my love and I And both shall row, my love and I

Inspiration

 * James Taylor in a live performance
 * Karla Bonoff (feat. James Taylor) perform a subdued duet
 * Lilith Fair 1997 (feat. Indigo Girls, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan) in beautiful harmony