Take Me To The River
Composer(s): Al Green - Teenie Hodges
First release by: Al Green - 1974
Covered by multiple other artists



I don't know why I love her like I do 
All the changes you put me through 
Take my money, my cigarettes 
I haven't seen the worst of it yet 
I wanna know that you'll tell me 
I love to stay 
Take me to the river, drop me in the water 
Take me to the river, dip me in the water 
Washing me down, washing me down 

I don't know why you treat me so bad 
Think of all the things we could have had 
Love is an ocean that I can't forget 
My sweet sixteen I would never regret 

I wanna know that you'll tell me 
I love to stay 
Take me to the river, drop me in the water 
Push me in the river, dip me in the water 
Washing me down, washing me 

Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me 
Till I can't, till I can't, till I can't take no more of it 
Take me to the water, drop me in the river 
Push me in the water, drop me in the river 
Washing me down, washing me down 

I don't know why I love you like I do 
All the troubles you put me through 
Sixteen candles there on my wall 
And here am I the biggest fool of them all 

I wanna know that you'll tell me 
I love to stay 
Take me to the river and drop me in the water 
Dip me in the river, drop me in the water 
Washing me down, washing me down