Take Me to the Water Lyrics

Take me to the water
Take me to the water to be baptized

None but the righteous
None but the righteous shall be saved
I"m going back home where I was born
Had my bags to stay, but I can"t live this way

I"m going back home where I was born

Try to understand, I think your city"s grand
But with all its charm, you can"t beat a little country farm

I"ll tell you all about it, I think I ought to know
I"ll tell you all about it, why I wanna go
I miss my preacher in the house of prayer
I miss the blue lake, stemming the air
And the friendly faces and the country smiles
If we keep singing, you can hear it for miles

I miss the rooster crowing at the break of dawn
Yes, it all happens where I was born
I miss the bright chickens, all the breams
I miss the hot bisciuts where the line begins
I miss the prayermeetings where people all pray
People feel it till the break of day
And you can"t hide it
You can"t, hiding up town

I won"t be around
Realize, so alive I could never live this life

I"m going back home where I was born
I"ve got to go home
I"m on my way
Oh, Lord