Muddy Water

I got baptized, In muddy water It cleaned my hands But not my conscience I wanted to drown When he held me under I got baptized, In muddy water There’s an old motel off highway 9 Outside of town, tucked outta sight Strung a three day push two nights too long It’s where the whole thing went wrong Followed her to that motel lot Where I couldn’t be seen so I wouldn’t get caught The moon was hid, lights were low The door was cracked to room 104 I got baptized, In muddy water It cleaned my hands But not my conscience I wanted to drown When he held me under I got baptized, In muddy water Not a trace of me did I leave behind I was in the road before the morning light Cross the river between Texas and Mexico Found a preacher man to help save my soul Washed the blood off dirty hands Pulled me down in the Rio Grande Memory still circles like a vulture bird Whiskey don’t kill it but it makes it blurred I got baptized, In muddy water It cleaned my hands But not my conscience I wanted to drown When he held me under I got baptized, In muddy water I got baptized, In muddy water It cleaned my hands But not my conscience I wanted to drown When he held me under I got baptized, In muddy water Got baptized, In muddy water