Polly wants a cracker Let me take a ride Don't hurt yourself I want some help Think I should get off of her first I think she wants some water To put out the blow torch It isn't me We have some seed

To take me out of your home view Well I know that you know So you can make another claim Well go ahead and make it I'm just waiting for a ninety-mile water wall I'm praying for a trap door trigger That you've become the target of this hand With never

Little girl, little girl You're just as sweet as you can be Won't you please ma'm tell me your name Where did you get your sugar from Won't you take me down on your daddy's farm The reason I ask you all these questions I just want to be your man If you

For me there ain't no escape from the blues Well I can see I was born to lose Well someone made a mistake When they said life was a bowl of fruit You know I had to go downtown And pawn my last suit You know I was born to lose You know I haven't seen or

There I was, now here I am I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, now here I stand I came up out of the water Raise my hands up to the father

People throw rocks at things that shine, So don't you worry your pretty little mind, And life makes love look hard, The stakes are high, The water's rough, Elevator buttons and morning air, Strangers silence makes me want to take the stairs, If you were

There I was, now here I am I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, now here I stand I came up out of the water Raise my hands up to the father

There I was, now here I am I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, now here I stand I came up out of the water Raise my hands up to the father

Take me to the water None but the righteous To be baptized I'm going back home, going back home Shall be saved So take me to the water Take me to the water To be, to be baptized Gonna stay here no longer

Remember me: I gave you life You would not take it Your suffering was all in vain It's almost over now Don't turn your back on Paradise The water's edge is where she waits Lost soul still wandering Meant to die, but she's stuck not crossing over