I Dreamed There was a Fountain lyrics

I dreamed there was a fountain I dreamed there was a vein That overcame the mountain Like a condescending rain With love that's bigger than Los Angeles With a speed that overcame the pain Of a thousand left hand promises Made by thieves with their good names There came a song upon a west wind That kissed the lips of spoon-fed babes Though ignorant inside their blessings But it broke their hearts, and they sang Come drink this water Come drink this blood Come and drink this love That you could not afford I stood and looked across the waters Of a great Atlantic sea I saw my sons I saw my daughters It's like they had no tears to weep There came a song upon a west wind That kissed the lips of spoon-fed babes Though ignorant inside their blessings But it broke their hearts, and they sang Come drink this water Come drink this blood Come and drink this love That you could not afford Come drink this water Come drink this blood Come and drink this love That you could not afford