You're spreadin' lies, all over town. About the way you brushed me off and put me down. Well, I'm here to say, make no mistake. My heart cracked, but it did not break..
Cool breeze on the river. Ripples to the shore. Wash away my troubles. To the sea forever more. Wind and willows whisper. Sadness is the sound. Tell the tale of my wants.
First time he saw the ground get busted. He was ten and it was 1952. His daddy worked hard from sunup to sundown. And the goin' got tough behind them ol' grey mules.
I sobered up in Houston. In the bed of my pickup truck. My head was hangin' so heavy. I could hardly hold it up. . I got to thinkin' 'bout. Sweet little woman I left all alone.
Lord, you know you make it easy. And I see how hard you try. Pretending everything is all right. And I can see it in your eyes. . Boy, I never meant to go wrong.