Now in my house there's been a mercy killing
The man I used to be has been crucified
And the death of this man is a final way of revealing
In a spiritual way to live I had to die

OHHH and if I let this dead man linger in me
I might get a little idol in my ways
So I'm going down to the celebration river
Gona take this dead man down to a watery grave

I'm going to the river my Lord
I going to be buried alive
I want to show my heavenly Father
The man I use to be has finally died

I'm going to the river my Lord
I going to be buried alive
I want to show my heavenly Father
The man I use to be has finally died

When I think of where I'm going
In terms of where I've been
Makes me glad to know my Lord
That I've been born again

When I think of where I'm going
In terms of where I've been
Makes me glad to know my Lord
That I've been born again

When I think of where I'm going
In terms of where I've been
Makes me glad to know my Lord
That I've been born again

I'm going to the river my Lord
I going to be buried alive
I want to show my heavenly Father
The man I use to be has finally died

I'm going to the river my Lord
I going to be buried alive
I want to show my heavenly Father
The man I use to be has finally died