You said you was hurting, almost lost your mind And the man you love, he hurts you all the time When things go wrong, go wrong with you, it hurts me,
If I mistreat you girl, I sure don't mean no harm If I mistreat you girl, I sure don't mean no harm Well, I'm a motherless child, I don't know right from
Lord have mercy Lord have mercy on me Lord have mercy Lord have mercy on me Well if I've done somebody wrong Lord, have mercy if You please I used to
I've got to ride That lonesome train My heart is heavy With aches and pain I said but someday Someday Baby After a while You will be sorry Everyday
Oh baby, look how you got me standin' 'round crying. Oh baby, look how you got me standin' 'round crying. Lord I love you little girl, you're always resting
So long, oh, I hate to see you go So long, oh, I hate to see you go And the way that I will miss you I guess you will never know We've been together
Lord, I'm going away just to wear you off my mind Lord, I'm going away just to wear you off my mind Well you keep me worrying, 'bout it all the time
Gypsy woman told my mother, 'fore I was born You got a boy-child coming, gonna be a son of a gun Gonna make pretty womens jump and shout Then the world
Got me accused of peeping I can't see a thing Got me accused of petting I can't even raise my hand Bad luck Bad luck is killing me Well, I just can'
I would rather see you sleepin' in the ground I would rather see you sleepin' in the ground Than to stay around here if you're gonna pull me down Well
What will you do when you get lonely No one is waiting by your side? You've been running and hiding much too long You know it's just your foolish pride
If you wanna hang out you've got to take her out, cocaine If you wanna get down, down on the ground, cocaine She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie
I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees Down to the crossroads, I fell down on my knees Asked the Lord for mercy, "Save me if you please"
Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven? Would it be the same If I saw you in heaven? I must be strong And carry on 'Cause I know I don't belong
It's gettin' near dawn When lights close their tired eyes I'll soon be with you my love Give you my dawn surprise I'll be with you darlin' soon I'll be
Further on up the road someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me Further on up the road someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me Further on up the road
All along, had to talk about it Like a two-edged sword, he touched you and it stabs me All along, knew you were a phony girl Sit behind the mask where
I'm driftin' and driftin', just like a ship out on the sea I'm driftin' and driftin', just like a ship out on the sea Well I ain't got nobody, in this