I went down to the river
Thinking that you were beside me
And I went out on the bayou
You stayed home by the sea
And eighteen years of rain
Don't make a waterfall
Ayi I wanna go down
I saw you bathing by the pool
The house behind you was on fire
Everyone around you is a fool
Fanning at the flames with their own torches
And you asked me to get it in
But you're still treading water where there is none
Ayi I wanna go down
You ate and drank and went to bed
I stayed behind to grab the paper
Every tired story is the same
A boy, a girl, a house, a dog, a child
And as I walk up the stairs
You'll still be up drinking with the light on
Ayi I wanna go down
To the center of the earth where the water spins 'round forever
I am just as close to you as I could ever be
Buried sixteen thousand feet alive in core and magma
Still feel the cold clear streams of Tennessee
Ayi I wanna go down
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