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
 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 those 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
 I in love to stay?

 Hold me, love me, please me, tease me
 Till I can’t, till I 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 burning on my wall
 Turning me into the biggest fool of them all

 I wanna know
 Oh won’t you tell me
 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