Al Green — Take Me To The River

"I'd like to dedicate this song to little Junior Parker A cousin of mine who's gone on, but we'd like to Kinda carry on in his name I sing." I don't know why I love you like I do After all these changes that you put me through You stole my money and my cigarettes And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet I wanna know, won't you tell me Am I in love to stay? Take me to the river And wash me down Won't you cleanse my soul? Put my feet on the ground I don't know why she treated me so bad Look at all the things that we could have had Love is a notion that I can't forget My sweet sixteen I will never regret I wanna know, won't you tell me Am I in love to stay? Hold me, love me, please me, tease me Till I can't, till I can't, can't take no more Take me to the river I don't know why I love you like I do After all the things that you put me through The sixteen candles are burning on my wall Turning me into the biggest fool of them all I wanna know, can't you tell me Am I in love to stay? I wanna know Take me to the river I wanna know Want you to dip me in the water I wanna know Won't you wash me in the water? Wash me in the water Wash me in the water Won't you wash me in the water? Feeling good