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 yetI wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Hey hey
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the groundI don't know why she treated me so bad
After all the things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regretI wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahHold me, love me, please me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't take no more
Take me to the riverI don't know why I love you like I do
After all the things that you put me through
The sixteen candles burning on my wall
Turning me into the biggest fool of them allI wanna know
Oh won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?I wanna know
Take me to the river
I wanna know
I 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
Songwriters
AL GREEN, MABON LEWIS HODGESPublished by
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