when i was a babe i fell down in the holler
when i was a girl i fell into your arms
we fell on hard times and we lost our bright color
you went to the dogs and i lived by my charms
i danced for my dinner spread kisses like honey
you stole and you gambled and i said you should
we sang for our suppers and we drank up our money
then one day you left saying i was no good
well all right i'm bad but then you're no prize either
all right i'm bad but then that's nothing new
you say you won't love me i won't love you neither
just let me remind you who i am to you
cause i am the one who looks out when you're leaping
and i am the one who knows how you were brave
and i am the one who knows what you said sleeping
i'll take that and more when i go to my grave
it's sooner than later that i'm six feet under
it's sooner than later that you'll be alone
so who will you turn to tomorrow i wonder
for when the bell rings lover you're on your own
i am the one who you let see you weeping
i know the soul that you struggle to save
too bad i'm the bet that you lost in the reaping
now what will you do when i go to my grave
