[Verse 1]
"Don't go there," I heard her say
"You can't stomach what you're gonna see"
It's down there by the water's edge
Wasted and bloated and waiting for someone else

[Verse 2]
Funny how these things come about
When you're tied to the teeth and mouth
No sound or fury, no shot of pain
There was no real reason, no gain

[Chorus]
I can't go down to the water's edge
I didn't do it, I saw who did
Don't go down to the water's edge
They did it once and they can do it again

[Verse 3]
It ain't no secret to me
How she got there down by the stream
'Cause I'd seen her a minute before
The van pulled up and opened the door
(Took all my love)

[Verse 4]
I can't say a single word
About what I saw of her
'Cause her killers, they got their friends
In familiar places, I tell you, man
[Chorus]
I can't go down to the water's edge
I didn't do it, I saw who did
Don't go down to the water's edge
They did it once and they can do it again

[Verse 5]
This ain't no fucking game
And I'm feeling so ashamed
'Cause I didn't do anything
No, I didn't do anything

[Pre-Chorus]
To stop, to stop
To stop, to stop
This from happening
I did not do anything

[Chorus]
"Don't go down to the water's edge," you said to me
I didn't do it, but I saw who did, you see
Don't go down to the water's edge
They did it once, they can do it again

[Outro]
I swear, I swear
I swear, I swear
I didn't do a thing
I shoulda done somethin'