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Water Grave

by The Imperials

on Sail On (1977)

In my house there's been a mercy killing
The man I used to be has been crucified
And the death of this man was the final way of revealing
In the spiritual way to live, I had to die
Now if I let that dead man linger in me
I might get a little idol in my way
So, I'm going down to the celebration river
And take this dead man down to a water grave
Chorus:
I'm goin' down to the river
And I'm gonna be buried alive
I want to show my Heavenly Father
The man I use to be has finally died
Now when I think of where I'm goin'
In terms of where I've been
It makes me glad to know, my Lord, that I've been born again
Now when I think of where I'm goin'
In terms of where I've been
It makes me glad to know, my Lord, that I've been born again
Chorus