You say you were wrong to ever leave me alone Now you're sorry, you're lonesome and scared And you say you'd be happy if I you could just come back home
I can't hide the way I feel about you anymore I can't hold the hurt inside, keep the pain out of my eyes anymore My tears no longer waiting...my resistance
Well I was raised on country classics Like Roy Acuff and George Jones Lord, I loved to hear 'em But I really got excited 'bout the time I turned 15 That
There was a time I could drink my cares away And drown out all of the heartaches that hurt me night and day When the thought of you came crashin' through
Baby close that suitcase you've been packin' Just sit down and talk to me a while I know you tried to tell me what was lackin' But I guess I must have
She stayed up all night and cried into her pillow And fought off the urge to just break down and call Last night to find the fault seemed so darn easy
Well, I play an old guitar from a nine till a half past one I'm just tryin' to make a livin' watchin' everybody else havin' fun Well, I don't miss much
been searchin' hard to find It's a new love full of passion that can sometimes make you blind I don't mind bein' swept away if I know right from the start
If you see her out tonight And she tells you that it's just the lights That bring her here and not her loneliness That's what she says but sometimes
When I woke up this morning Wiped the sleep from my eyes Found a new day dawning And suddenly I realize You're gone Tell me I was dreaming That you
I sit here surrounded by people and lights Alone with my drink at the bar You've been here forever, so clear in my mind I just don't know where you are
I'm a full grown man That's plain to see But nowhere near as full grown As I'd like to be But I'll find a bar And I'll have a few Until I'm ten feet
...and I said Well I'm a member of a country club Country music is what I love I drive an old Ford pick-up truck I do my drink-in from a dixie cup Yea
Only you can make this world seem right Only you can make the darkness bright Only you and you alone can thrill me like you do And fill my heart with
Bobby played his guitar on the hard side of town Where it's hard for a poor boy to find the money He had dedication, he had the heart and soul Somehow