[Verse 1]
Scared of losin' all the time
He wrote it in a letter
He was a friend of mine
He heard you could see your future
Inside a glass of water
The ripples and the lines
And he asked
"Will I see Heaven in mine?"

[Verse 2]
That is just the way it was
Nothin' could be better
And nothin' ever was
Oh, they say you can see your future
Inside a glass of water
The riddles and the rhymes
Will I see Heaven in mine?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ah

[Chorus]
Son, don't ask
Neither half full nor empty is your glass
Cling to the mast
Spend your whole life livin' in the past
Goin' nowhere fast
[Verse 3]
So he wrote it on a wall
The hollowest of halos
Is no halo at all
Television sellin' plastic
Figurines of leaders
Sayin' nothin' at all
And you chime, stars in Heaven align
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ah

[Chorus]
Son, don't ask
Neither half full nor empty is your glass
Cling to the mast
Spend your whole life livin' in the past
Goin' nowhere fast

[Outro]
And what are we drinkin' when we're done?
Glasses of water