Take me down the silver river
And sell my bones for oil
Sell my dignity for half a bar of gold
Sell my freedom for another bit of capital idea
And when you're done I will not worry I've been sold

Take me far away from here
And sell my soul for lights
Sell my everything for just one special night
Sell all of my possessions
So you can see their worth
And when you're done I will not say I wasn't told

Tell my loving family
That this was not their fault
And tell the world that made me whole was not a joke
And that the little education I have had was pure elation
And that the only ones who die are those who smoke

Oh, take me down the silver river
And sell my hair for food
Sell my independence first so there's no fight
Take my little things away
So there's no memories
And hey!
When you're done you can just sail into the night
Tell my loving family
That this was not their fault
And tell the world that made me whole was not a joke
And that the little education I have had was pure elation
And that the only ones who die are those who smoke

Oh, take me down a peg or two
Cause I'm nothing else to you
Take me down a peg or two
And I won't fight
And since I cannot be set free
There's nothing left for me
So now it seems that you control my right to die

Oh you control my right to die!
Oh you control my right to die!

Oh you control, yeah, my right to die
Oh you control my right to die

Oh you control my right to die
Oh you control my right to die