Washed By the Water (Acoustic Version) - NEEDTOBREATHE

Waking in odd spaces, knowing now That I'm not alone and you are around And I have 49 places all lined up While I'm stumbling 'round with a spilling cup, singing Facing another way, where I am, knowing that the love can stay And we're out, down by the water singing our songs My darling, the loving sun's going down Cuffed up in my ways and I know you But I know myself like I know you too And I see a lot of faces, just like ours And they're going fast in their speeding cars, rollin' Facing another way, where I am, knowing that the love can stay And we're out, down by the water singing our songs My darling, the loving sun's going down Ohh-ohh, on we go Ohh-ohh, fast and slow-woah Facing another way, where I am, knowing that the love can stay And we're out, down by the water singing our songs My darling, the loving sun's coming Take my hand, I don't need any fear All I need's this love and to have you here and tonight Down by the water, emptying cups My darling, the loving sun's coming up

I was born in Macon, Georgia They kept my dad in the Macon jail Daddy said, "Son, if you keep them hands clean You won't hear them bloodhounds on your trail" But I fell in with bad companions We robbed a man up in Tennessee The sheriff caught me way up in Nashville They locked me up and threw away the key I washed my hands in muddy water Washed my hands, but they didn't come clean Tried to do like daddy told me But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream Asked the jailor (asked the jailor) When's my time up (when is my time up?) He said, "Son (he said son) We won't forget (we won't forget) And if you try (if you try) To keep your hands clean (keep your hands clean) We may make a good man of you yet" I couldn't wait to do my sentence I broke out of the Nashville jail I just crossed the line of Georgia And I can't hear them bloodhounds on my trail I washed my hands in muddy water I washed my hands, but they didn't come clean Tried to do like daddy told me But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream

Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo It's time for moving on There's some things you can't forget It's sinking us like a stone I just wanna bury it I wanna watch all my bridges burn Stand in the rain 'til the page is turned Dance in the light of a lesson learned, lesson learned I wanna leave everything that hurts Never go back to the way we were Set it on fire, baby, watch it burn, watch it burn Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Out into the unknown We traded in our regrets Not gonna go alone 'Cause we're gonna finish this I wanna watch all my bridges burn Stand in the rain 'til the page is turned Dance in the light of a lesson learned, lesson learned I wanna leave everything that hurts Never go back to the way we were Set it on fire, baby, watch it burn, watch it burn Burn it all, set me free And let the smoke blow on out to the sea I need to find somewhere I can believe I need to know there's a chance we can be Burn it all, set me free And let the smoke blow on out to the sea I need to find somewhere I can believe I need to know there's a chance we can be I wanna watch all my bridges burn Stand in the rain 'til the page is turned Dance in the light of a lesson learned, lesson learned I wanna leave everything that hurts Never go back to the way we were Set it on fire, baby, watch it burn, watch it burn Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Da-doo, da-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo