I WAKE UP IN THE MORNIN'

IN A STATE OF FRIGHT

ON THE WRONG SIDE OF

THE BED ALL NIGHT

CLINGIN' TO

THE BROKEN HEART

INSIDE MY HEAD

OPEN MY EYES

AND I MOVE MY HANDS

FROM 'ROUND HER PILLOW

TO THE NIGHTSTAND

AND STRAIGHTEN

MISS EMILY'S PICTURE

BY MY BED

GO TO THE OFFICE

THE WORK'S PILED UP

POUR THREE FINGER'S

BOURBON

IN MY COFFEE CUP

AND CRY ON

MY BEST FRIEND'S

SHOULDER

DOWN THE HALL

FEELS SO LONELY

WHEN I CLOSE THE DOOR

BITE MY NAILS

AND I WALK THE FLOOR

AND STRAIGHTEN

MISS EMILY'S PICTURE

ON MY WALL

LOOK OUT MY WINDOW

AND WHAT DO I SEE

NOTHING BUT PAIN

LOOKIN' BACK AT ME

AND ALL THAT

MY FUTURE

MEANS TO ME

IS TOSSIN' YESTERDAY'S

LOVE

OUT INTO THE WIND

AND STRAIGHTEN

MISS EMILY'S PICTURE

NOW AND THEN

4 BAR

BREAK

LEAVE MY OFFICE

AND I GO DOWNTOWN

TO A LITTLE BAR

WE ALL HANG AROUND

LAUGH

DRINK BEER

AND SHOOT POOL

AND HAVE A BALL

WHEN THE LAUGHTER

STOPS

AND THE HURTIN'

TAKES HOLD

REACH IN MY POCKET

FOR MY BILLFOLD

AND SHOW MISS EMILY'S

PICTURE

TO 'EM ALL

I STAGGER IN THE HOUSE

AND I SLAM THE DOOR

AND SCATTER MY CLOTHES

ALL OVER THE FLOOR

WISHIN' I COULD DO

THE SAME THING

IN MY HEAD

DRINK A BEER

AND I EAT A BITE

AND JUST BEFORE

I TURN OUT THE LIGHT

STRAIGHTEN

MISS EMILY'S PICTURE

BY MY BED

LOOK OUT MY WINDOW

AND WHAT DO I SEE

NOTHING BUT PAIN

LOOKIN' BACK AT ME

AND ALL THAT

MY FUTURE

MEANS TO ME

IS TOSSIN'

YESTERDAY'S LOVE

OUT INTO THE WIND

AND STRAIGHTEN

MISS EMILY'S PICTURE

NOW AND THEN