Tragic Romance Lyrics - Porter Wagoner

Nestled in the heart of the Tennessee Hills 

There neat the pines midst the rocks and the rills 

There stands my old homestead of long long ago 

It brings back sweet memories of the one I loved so 

I'll tell you the reason why I left her there 

To roam this old world with its sorrow and care 

I saw her one night in the arms of a man hugging and kissing as two lovers can 

I went to my home with a heart full of woe packed my belongings determined to go 

For many long years this old world I did roam 

With thoughts of my sweetheart my darling my own 

While dining one day in a little country town 

A stranger walked in and he chanced to sit down 

While talking of loved ones I happened to find 

That his sister was that old sweetheart of mine 

When he heard my story to me then he said 

The one you left there has a long time been dead 

She waited so long for the day you'd return 

And why you had left her she never did learn 

Now I was the one who you saw that fatal night 

Wrapped in the arms of my sister so tight 

She loved you so dearly but you broke her heart 

Stranger from her ever more you must part