If I Lay Down in the River - Deadman

If I lay down in the river, will it make me clean?

If I lay down in the river, will it make me clean?

I drink deeper from the healing fount

I fill my cup and lift it to my mouth

If I lay down in the river, will it make me clean?

And if I should lay me down

To the water to be cleansed

I’m hoping that one day soon

You and I can make amends

If I lay down in the water, will it make me whole?

If I lay down in the water, will it make me whole?

Now will it take my pain away?

Will it help me see the shining day?

If I lay down in the water, will it make me whole?

And if I should lay me down

To the water to be cleansed

I’m hoping that one day soon

You and I can make amends

If I lay down

If I lay down

If I rise up from the mire, will you take my hand?

If I rise up from the mire, will you take my hand?

Will you make my foothold strong?

Will you help me when I’m feeling wronged?

If I rise up from the mire, will you take my hand?

And help me understand?

That if should I one day go To the river’s edge to find

That what I was looking for

Should somehow be alive

If I lay down

If I lay down

If I lay down in the river

In the river, in the river, if I lay down in the river, will it make me whole?

If I lay down in the river

In the river, in the river, if I lay down in the river, will it make me whole?

Down in the water

Will it make me whole?