Lyrics
I don't know why I love her like I do
All the changes she put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
Haven't seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know
Can you tell me?
I'd love to stay
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Dip me in the water
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things that we could have had
Love is a notion I can't forget
Sweet 16 I would never regret
I wanna know
Can you tell me?
I'd love to stay
Take me to the river
Dip me in the water
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Hug me, squeeze me
Love me, tease me
'Til I can't take no more
No more, no more, no more
Take me to the river
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, (ah) ooh-ooh
I don't know why I love her like I do
All the troubles you put me through
16 candles there on my wall
And here I am, the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know
Can you tell me?
I'd love to stay
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
Take me to the river
Wash me in the water
Take me to the river
Dip me in the water
(Ooh) take me to the river
(Ooh) wash me in the water
(Ooh) take me to the river
(Ooh) dip me in the water
(Ooh) take me to the river (river, river)
(Ooh) wash me in the water
(Ooh) take me to the river (river)
(Ooh) dip me in the water
(Take me to the river)
Take me to the river (ooh-ooh)
(Ooh) wash me in the water
(Ooh) take me to the river
Written by: Al Green, Mabon Hodges