Pictures From Life's Other Side Lyrics - Hank Williams

In the world's mighty gallery of pictures 

Hang the scenes that're painted from life 

There's pictures of love and of passion 

And there's pictures of keys and of 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 

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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 of his money at play 

And he drowses dead mother's ring from his finger 

Which she wore long ago on her wedding day 

It's his last earthly treasure but he stakes it 

Then bows his head that his shame he might hide 

But when they lifted his head they found he was dead 

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

Now the last scene is that by the river 

Of a heartbroken mother and baby 

As the harbor lights shine and they shiver 

On an outcast, soon no one will save 

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And yet she was once a true woman 

She was somebody's darling and pride 

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

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