Take This Dirty Water

[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] 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 them all to Kingdom Come [Chorus] 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 wellspring Purify the stream [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] [Chorus]