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Horse to Water Lyrics
You can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
Oh no, oh no, oh no
A friend of mine in so much misery
Some people sail through life, he is struggling
I said, "Hey man, let's go out and get some wisdom"
First he turned on me, then turned off his nervous system
You can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
Oh no, oh no, oh no
You can have it all laid out in front of you but still won't make it think
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Someone I love has got a problem
Some people thirst for truth, he would like a drink
I said, "Hey man, this could be risky"
He said everything's okay, as he downed another bottle of whiskey
You can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
Oh no, oh no, oh no
You can have it all staked out in front of you but still won't make it sink
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Preacher at my church likes to talk about Satan
Could be that he knows him, he acts like he's possessed
I said, "Hey man, let's hear about God's realization for a change"
He said, "We ain't got time for that, first you must hear of the evils of fornication"
You can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
Oh no, oh no, oh no
You can have it all staked out in front of you but still won't make it sink
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Some people sail through life, he is struggling
I said, "Hey man, let's go out and get some wisdom"
First he turned on me, then turned off his nervous system
Oh no, oh no, oh no
You can have it all laid out in front of you but still won't make it think
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Some people thirst for truth, he would like a drink
I said, "Hey man, this could be risky"
He said everything's okay, as he downed another bottle of whiskey
Oh no, oh no, oh no
You can have it all staked out in front of you but still won't make it sink
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Could be that he knows him, he acts like he's possessed
I said, "Hey man, let's hear about God's realization for a change"
He said, "We ain't got time for that, first you must hear of the evils of fornication"
Oh no, oh no, oh no
You can have it all staked out in front of you but still won't make it sink
Oh no, oh no, oh no
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I believe that the song means the same as the saying, "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink." Meaning that you can help someone by showing them the truth, but the only way that they can truly understand the truth and take it in, is if they have some level of consciousness.
A friend of mine in so much misery Some people sail through life, he is struggling I said, "Hey man, let's go out and get some wisdom" First he turned on me, then turned off his nervous system
this means that this person, alike most would like to know the truth, but as George wants to show him the meaning of life and happiness, "take the horse to water," the man turns off his "nervous system." meaning he doesn't receive the advice or answer with a conscious soul. the overall meaning is that you can let someone know the meaning of life or philosophical answers to complex situations, but if they don't open their mind and take in the answer with an aware conscious, then they have been successfully "lead to the water." but won't or cannot "drink."
again, this was just my interpretation.
Oh yeah.
Personal growth/development cannot be imposed from outside by someone else. You have to want it and you have to do the work yourself. Others cannot do it for you.
Not a lot of interpretation necessary, is there? I would only point out the swipe George and Jools take at the preacher, who's talkin' 'bout Satan, I think he might know him, he acts like he's possessed. No time to speak of god's realization (which rhymes with) fornication. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.
Love me some George. And glad to know of Jools Holland too!