Taking on Water - John Mayer - Verizon Amphitheater 2008

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 27, 2008

*Here is a downloadable version of this song that was recorded during the concert* (it's in m4a so you can load it onto your ipods, cds, etc...) To make it easier you can just throw it into itunes and it should automatically play. Enjoy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/133151128/08_Taking_On_Water.m4a

This as mentioned by John Mayer at the concert, he said this was his new song.

Taking on Water (lyrics)

On a sailboat
I am slowly floating nowhere
Lost the memories of where I am and why

Black ocean churning
A million stars are burning
Planetariums were right about the sky

Once upon a day I set off on a journey
Wishing on the wind take me far from home
Now I'm on the waves
And I'm taking on water, hard to see, I won't always be alone

There was a time when August sun was high and centered on me
But it did me on my back and settled down
Used to scream through the land used to size it in my head
But it fell behind the line that leads to sky

Once upon a day I set off on a journey
Wishing on the wind take me far from home
Now I'm on the waves
And I'm taking on water, hard to see, I won't always be alone

Inside this storm whipping in the wind
My sail is torn In other words, the ends, are never not my own

Hard to see I won't always be alone

I'm a sailboat out of here
Slowly floating nowhere
Then someday I'll wash upon someone else's shore

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[crushme41dmb]

wow- I'm really jealous you got to see this performed the first time (to my knowledge). I've been waiting for months to hear this . . can't wait until it's polished.

[greyseagirl]

John actually wrote this song earlier that day. My friend and I were told about it before the show and I was hoping he'd play it. I was hoping it would be on Battle Studies. *sigh* Maybe a B-side, though I think it's far better than that.

[vuhnessuh]

i was here!!! lawn seats :)

john is so incredible though. i love this song.

[oatusmcflee]

nice strings would be good

[BWise87]

This song needs no pollishing. It's already good to go, just maybe extend the ending out a bit but that's it. I was there Sunday night in Irvine. Excellent performance.

[viney23]

i was there...omg that was the best concert ive ever been too! had such a great time...john's great! much love

[mrsjohnmayer15]

omg me too..i'm so jealous! i wish he did it at the concert i was at!!