i don t know why i love you like i do after all them changes that you put me through you stole my money and my cigarettes and i ain t seen how to have you yet i wanna know oh won t you ll tell me just tell me how how could i stay here with you oh will you take me to the river and wash me down just take me to the river put my feet back on the ground i don t know why you treated me so bad after all the good times that we could have had love is an ocean that i can t forget my sweet sixteen i would never regret i wanna know oh won t you tell me tell me how how could i stay here with you you gotta take me to the river and help me wash me down just take me to the river put my feet back on the ground hold me squeeze me hold me and you can tease me until i can t take no more oh no more no more no more  i just don t know why i love you like i do after all them changes that you put me through your sixteen candles they burn on my wall now who s the biggest fool of us all i wanna know oh won t you tell me just tell me how how could i stay here with you oh will you take me to the river and help wash me down just take me to the river put my feet back on the ground oh will you take me to the river and help wash me down oh will you take me to the river put my feet back on the ground