Released: July 7, 2017

Songwriter: Van Morrison

[Verse 1]
Half a mile from the county fair
And the rain came tumbling down
Me and Billy standin' there
With a silver half a crown
Hands are full of a fishing rods
And the tackle on our backs
We just stood there gettin' wet
With our backs against the fence

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Hope it don't rain all day

[Chorus]
And it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like Jelly Roll
And it stoned me
Yes, it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like going home
And it stoned me

[Verse 2]
When the rain let up and the sun came out
And we were gettin' dry
Almost let a pick-up truck nearly pass us by
But we jumped right in and the driver grinned
And he dropped us up the road
We looked at the swim and we jumped right in
Not to mention fishing poles

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Let it run all over me

[Chorus]
And it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like Jelly Roll
And it stoned me
Yes, it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like going home
And it stoned me

[Bridge]
On the way back home we sang a song
But our throats were getting dry
Then we saw the man from across the road
With the sunshine in his eyes
Well he lived all alone in his own little home
With a great big gallon jar
There were bottles too, one for me and you
And he said, "Hey! Here you are"

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Oh, the water
Get it myself from the mountain stream

[Chorus]
And it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like Jelly Roll
And it stoned me
Yes, it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like going home
And it stoned me
Yes, it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like Jelly Roll
And it stoned me
Yes, it stoned me to my soul
Stoned me just like going home
And it stoned me

Passenger

Passenger aka Mike Rosenberg is a multi award winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter from Brighton, UK. His career so far has spanned over a decade and taken him on a journey that has seen him travel multiple times around the globe playing street corners to stadiums and headlining some of the most iconic venues and stages. He is most psynonomous with the hugely successful song ‘Let Her Go’ that has been viewed on You Tube over 2 billion times, is approaching 1 billion streams on Spotify and has reached number 1 in 19 x countries. This is however only one side of Passenger and there is an incredible body of work behind the humble troubadour. The latest album is his 13th studio album in 12 x years. Recorded at the iconic Abbey Rd studios and Mike’s own studio in Brighton, it sees him record with a string quartet for the first time and is a beautiful and resonate testament to his time on the streets of Britain.