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
I wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay
Stay, stay, stay, stay
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
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
I wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay
Stay, stay, stay, stay
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
Put my feet on the ground
Hold me, love me, please me, tease me
Till I can't,
Till I can't take no more
I don't know why
I love you like I do
After all the things you put me through
The sixteen candles burning on my wall
Turning me into the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know
I wanna know
Oh won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay
Stay, stay, stay, stay
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
Put my feet on the ground
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Wash me down
Won't you cleanse my soul
Cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
Put my feet on the ground
Take me to the river
Take me to the river, river
Take me, take me,
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
Take me to the river, river
Take me, take me,
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
Take me to the river, river
Take me, take me,
Take me to the river
Take me to the river, raver
Take me, take me
Take me to the river