In summer, ‘I Water That Way’
Editor's note: Denver Water's viral music video parody "I Water That Way" was hailed by the Public Relations Society of America as its 2025 video of the year and the winner of the Bronze Anvil award.
Oh my gosh, they're back again.
Summer watering season is here and the Splashstreet Boys are reminding the community to water the right way in 2025.
In case you missed it in 2024, Denver Water created a music video parody to showcase the annual summer watering rules in a ... unique way.
Here's an excerpt from the 2024 launch of the Splashstreet Boys, originally published April 29, 2024:
Look, sometimes you get an idea, and you have to see it through, no matter how much it sets you up for ridicule.
I've wanted to make this video for a very long time. I grew up loving boy band jams and "I Water That Way" is my tribute to the glory days of polished Max Martin hits and confusing music videos with too much eye contact. (See the original Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way.")
We hope you enjoy this, and that it reminds you to Water The Right Way this summer (now on SoundCloud).
Get all the details on Denver Water's annual summer watering rules.
I Water That Way Lyrics
Yeah
My yard needs water when it gets hotter
Believe these dry days that I water that way
But we want lawns to survive
Concrete just won’t fly
So I say, I water that way
Tell me why?
Don’t water when it’s rainin
Tell me why?
Don’t water when it’s windy
Tell me why?
Don’t let your water wash away
I water that way
Am I, doin this right?
I’m watering at night
This seems right
I water that way
Tell me why?
Don’t water in the daytime
Tell me why?
Don’t water in the sunshine
Tell me why?
Don’t let it all evaporate
I water that way
Now I can see that you’ve taken to heart
The watering rules baby (Yeah)
So stop wasting water
Start doing your part
The future is in your hands!
You can save water
As it gets hotter
So dry (so dry, so dry, so dry)
What’s ColoradoScape?!
More climate friendly landscapes
More plants that like it in our state (You know we’re not Kentucky, no)
Drought-friendly never felt so great (Oh no)
I water that way
Tell me why?
Don’t water more than three days
In a week!
Don’t water from 10 a.m.
To 6 p.m.
Somebody tell the HOA (forgot the HOA…)
I water that way
Tell me why?
You live in Colorado
You want it to be habitable
Tell me why?
I only want to hear you say
I water that way
Cuz I water it that way