Picture From Life's Other Side Lyrics - Hank Williams Jr.

In the world's mighty gallery of pictures hang the scenes that're painted from life 

There hang pictures of love and of passion and there's pictures of sorrow and strife 

There hung pictures of youth and of beauty of old age and a blushing young bride 

They all hung on the wall but the saddest of all are the pictures from life's other side 

Just a picture from life's other side someone has fell by the way 

A life has gone out with the tide that might have been happy some day 

There's a poor old mother at home she's watching and waiting alone 

Just longing to hear from a loved one so dear just a picture from life's other side 

The first scene is that of a gambler who had lost all his money at play 

Needs all his dead mother's ring from her finger 

The one that she wore long ago on her wedding day 

It's his last earthly treasure but he stakes it 

Then he bows his head that his shame he might hide 

But when they lifted his head they found he was dead 

It's just a picture from life's other side 

Now the last scene is that by the river of a heartbroken mother and babe 

As the harbor lights shine and they shiver on an outcast whom no one will save 

And yet she was once a true woman she was somebody's darling and pride 

God help her she leaps for there's no one to weep 

It's just a picture from life's other side 

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