Take me down to the river Wash the dirt from my hands I've been traveling so long In this foreign land Please father forgive me For I lost my way Sin runs through my body There is poison in my veins Take me down to the river I'm a broken man Push me down to the bottom Wash me from within Pull me up from the water So I can breathe again Take me down to the river, lord Where it all began Should’ve known from the start, Lord Couldn't do it alone I try and try so hard, yeah To make this place my home So come redemption Please set me free Oh Holy Water now Come cover me Take me down to the river I'm a broken man Push me down to the bottom Wash me from within Pull me up from the water So I can breathe again Take me down to the river, lord Where it all began Take me down to the river I'm a broken man Push me down to the bottom Wash me from within Pull me up from the water So I can breathe again Take me down to the river, lord Where it all began Where it all began