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Talking Heads - Take Me To The River (Live at Entermedia Theatre, 1978) [Official Video]
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Lyrics

[Chorus]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, the water
[Verse 1]
I don't know why I love you like I do
All the drama 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 love to stay
[Chorus]
Oh, take me to the river
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water, the water
[Verse 2]
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen, I would never regret
I wanna know, can you tell me?
I'd love to stay
[Chorus]
Oh, take me to the river
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Push me in the water
Drop me in the water, the water
[Bridge]
Hold me, squeeze me
Love me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't
I can't take no more
[Chorus]
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Push me in the water
Drop me in the water, the water
[Verse 3]
I don't know why I love you like I do
All the changes that you put me through
Sixteen candles burn on my wall
And am I the biggest fool of them all?
I wanna know, can you tell me?
I'd love to stay
[Chorus]
Oh, come on and take me to the river
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water
Dip me in the river
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Drop me in the water, the water
[Chorus]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, the water
[Chorus]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, the water
[Outro]
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Drop me in the water, the water
Written by: Al Green, Mabon Hodges

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