Down on the corner by the traffic light Everybody's lookin' as she goes by They turn their heads and they watch her till she's gone Lord have mercy, baby
I used to be so lonely, I used to be so blue There was a time I thought I'd never see love shining through I could not find a spark of hope, there was
I left home this morning didn't say a word The sound of your crying is the only thing I heard What I had to say you wouldn't wanna hear So I left you
Did ya ever wake up in the mornin' nothing was a goin' right Spent the whole night fussin' and a fightin' with your wife? Bills out in the mailbox you
He lived down by the railroad track Had an old wood stove and a one room shack Shoestring was the only name he had When I'd skip school he'd take me
