It's like you pass to me this bitter cup   So I can take a sip   And I know that it's likely gonna burn   But never mind the taste of it   I take what I can get   It sure is a hard way to learn      I mean look at how I sip your cup of nasty   Like I'm lucky for a taste to quench my thirst   When love creates an optical illusion   I'm gonna see it just the way it was rehearsed      Chorus      If I was dying in the desert   I would see shining on the sand   True love, like distant water   On dry land      I liked everything about you, except the way you treated me   But that didn't seem to matter much at first   I longed for you to fill me   Like a wino loves his drink   But every time you filled me with a thirst      Chorus      'Cause I was looking for a goddess who could save me   So I played the worshipping fool   The colder your kindness   The more it convinced me   You're just that cool      Now just look at how I sip your cup of nasty   Like I'm lucky for a taste to quench my thirst   When love creates an optical illusion   I'm gonna see it just the way it was rehearsed      Chorus      True love like distant water   On dry land