Yeah (no)
He took me to our favorite spot
A place we go to hang a lot
Something seemed to catch his eye
Over my shoulder
Over my shoulder
I turned around to see what's up
A pretty young thing sure enough
She was new, he wanted to
Know her
Know her

Ah, yeah, then she flicked her hair (yeah)
Ah, yeah, he began to stare

Waiter (waiter), bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring me water, oh, oh

I did my best to block his view
But it was like he could see through me
I just knew he wanted to
Know her
Hold her

Ah, yeah, I ain't getting nowhere (yeah)
Ah, yeah, she's still standing there

Waiter (waiter), bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring me water, oh, yeah, huh

There's gotta be a way to cool this clown
He's starting to embarrass me
I may even have to hose him down
Bring me water
I don't know what he finds so distracting
What's so hot about her
I really don't like the way he's acting
Bring me water
Uh, bring it on

Oh, what's so hot about her?
Uh, uh, uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Waiter) bring me water
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) bring me water
Send him back to school
(Waiter) bring me water
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) bring Me water
Waiter, bring me water


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Waiter! Bring Me Water! Lyrics as written by Shania Twain Robert John Lange

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    I've never thrown water in a man's face before,but then there is a first time for everything.

    vulnaviaon January 01, 2012   Link

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