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We were standing |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin border |
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There was this Indian tribe |
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They found two babies in the woods |
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White babies |
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One of them was named Elizabeth |
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She was the fairer of the two |
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While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie |
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Having never seen white girls before |
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And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes |
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They named the larger and more beautiful lake, Lake Elizabeth |
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And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway |
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Became known forever as Lake Marie |
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We were standing |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Many years later I found myself talking to this girl |
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Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie |
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The wind was blowing especially through her hair |
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There was four Italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill |
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And man, they was sizzlin' |
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Many years later we found ourselves in Canada |
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Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish |
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Whatever seemed easier, that night she fell asleep in my arms |
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Humming the tune to, "Louie Louie" |
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Aah baby, we gotta go now |
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We were standing |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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The dogs were barking as the cars were parking |
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The loan sharks were sharking, the narcs were narcing |
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Practically everyone was there |
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In the parking lot by the forest preserve |
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The police had found two bodies in the woods |
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Nay, naked bodies |
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Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object |
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Saw it on the news, on the TV news, in a black and white video |
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You know what blood looks like in a black and white video? |
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Shadows, shadows, that's exactly what it looks like |
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All the love we shared between her and me was slammed |
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Slammed up against the banks of Old Lake Marie, Marie |
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We were standing |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Whoa, wah, oh wha, oh |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Peaceful waters |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Peaceful waters |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Peaceful waters |
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Standing by peaceful waters |
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Peaceful waters |
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Aah baby, we gotta go now |
