take this dirty water

Lyrics

spare the rod don't spare the fool, if you take the breaks you're given, you get to make the rules, take a chance and make it fast, if you break some bones on landing, you know you're built to last, fight the tide and find the shore, if the gift horse isn't smiling, just learn to ride some more, common sense is a rule of thumb, if the suckers throw a red flag, blow 'em all to kingdom come, and take this dirty water, running like a river, in and out of everything, we helped to put together, take this dirty water, help to keep it clean, get back to the wellsplring, purify the stream, search out days that never end, if it's only for the chance, to feel just like a child again, tell a lie that speaks the truth, if the heart becomes a prisoner, your soul will turn you loose, and take this dirty water, running like a river, in and out of everything, we helped to put together, take this dirty water, help to keep it clean, get back to the wellsplring, purify the stream, and take this dirty water, running like a river, in and out of everything, we helped to put together, take this dirty water, help to keep it clean, get back to the wellsplring, purify the stream