I was a sailor, stuck out at sea, drowning on 25 cold hard years of misery
I went out alone, to search for my father, he said
Lay that baby down in the water
Ive got a Jesus, he puts me to sleep, and a half read bible torn up at my feet
Sometimes the tide, it speaks to me in tongues,
Sometimes I wanna let the water fill up my lungs
Come on lay that baby down in the water
Come on lay that baby down in the water
Too late turn back,too far to go home,million miles of ocean nowhere to run
I had my reasons, to leave you behind, something burning so deep inside
Come on lay that baby down in the water
Come on lay that baby down in the water
Come on lay that baby down in the water
Come on lay that baby down in the water
Come on lay that baby down in the sea, right next to me
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