diff --git a/ast/block.go b/ast/block.go
index c5d4738..e781a45 100644
--- a/ast/block.go
+++ b/ast/block.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ast
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ func (b *BaseBlock) SetLines(v *textm.Segments) {
 	b.lines = v
 }
 
+func (b *BaseBlock) Text(source []byte) []byte {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	for _, line := range b.Lines().Sliced(0, b.Lines().Len()) {
+		buf.Write(line.Value(source))
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
 // A Document struct is a root node of Markdown text.
 type Document struct {
 	BaseBlock