I don't know why I love you 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, can you tell me 
I'd really like to stay  
 
Take me to the river 
Drop me in the water  
Take me to the river  
Dip me in the water  
Wash me down, wash me down 
Wash me down, wash me down 
 
I don't know why you treat me so bad  
Think of all the things that we could have had 
Love is an ocean  
And I can't forget my sweet sixteen I'll never fret  
I wanna know, can you tell me  
I'd really like to stay  
 
Take me to the river 
Drop me in the water  
Take me to the river  
Dip me in the water  
 
Love me, squeeze me  
Love me, tease me  
Till I can't, till I can't 
Till I can't, till I can't 
 
I don't know why I love you like I do  
All the trouble you put me through  
Sixteen candles blowin' on the wall  
And here I am the bigg'st fool of all  
I wanna know, can you tell me  
I'd really like to stay  
 
Take me to the river 
Drop me in the water - come on, come on, come on yea... 
Dip me in the water  
Drop me in the river - come on, come on... 
Dip me in the water  
Drop me in the river 
Push me in the water...