Lyric discussion by KarenZevon 

Cover art for Walk on the Water lyrics by Creedence Clearwater Revival

it's a really great song and stood out for me from the first listen. I love how great John sounds [peaking at "I saw a man"], it's like his voice is yet another instrument, he is that good. It's probably about war, how he got away and the man on the water is death. Jesus would be really on the nose, wouldn't it?