When I saw you with your new love today. It hurt me in an old familiar way. And I know there is nothing I can do. But how long this'll be here waiting just for you.
I'm out late every night. Doing things that ain't right. And she'll cry for me. When I'm down in the dumps. And she nurses my lumps. How she cries for me.
Sweet Rachel Ann sweet Rachel Ann when are you ever coming home. Sweet Rachel Ann we've waited here through many seasons now. We've waited here but you have not returned.
This old smoke filled bar is something I'm not used to. But I gave up my home to see you satisfied. And I just called to let you know where I'll be living.
Look at the sunshine the movin' black clouds listen to the thunder movin' away. Even the lightening has stopped it's flashin'. You know the sun don't shine on the same dog every day.
Many years ago in days of childhood I used to play till evening shadows come. Then winding down an old familiar pathway I heard my mother call at set of sun.
Haven't you heard there's a new love for me. Haven't you heard you're just my used to be. She held out her hand said haven't you heard. I saw gold wedding band I was lost forward.
Now listen to a story a stranger just told me of a love that he's not ashamed. He has her no longer but proud he once owned her. Though she shares another man's name.
(Sugarfoot rag sugarfoot rag). Gonna get out my sycamore and shine up my shoes meet my baby and tell her the news. I bet my bundle on a swayback nag and I came home winner with a plenty o'swag.
Stella dear dear sweet Stella. My memories of you are sweet my thoughts of you are kind. You're as warm as summertime as colorful as autumn. As gentle as the snowflakes falling on a winter's day.
I met you and we married we planned our future well. We built our home on happiness then suddenly it fell. It wasn't long there after our love began to tilt.
(Will he take the soul of a convict could I be one of those he choosed). I was taught the Bible from childhood at my mother's knee I learned to pray. I was taught of God and all his goodness and the devil and his evil ways.
I'm a walkin' southern bound down the highway. The cars and the buses and the big trucks pass me by. I walk awhile then I thumb, they must think I'm a bum.
Just pour me sorrow on the rocks bartender,. Sorrow on the rocks will do. I'm tryin' to drown my troubles,. So make it a double, mhm mhm mhm. . The seat of my pants is slick from my barstool.
They say my tears come from the bottle that stands beside me all the time. But I wonder if they know the sorrow that always overtakes the wine. I drink to find forgetful valleys where I can leave old memories behind.
Daylight won't find me out in public places nighttime I'll look for only friendly faces. I know I must forget you and all the love we knew. And somewhere in the night I'll find forgetfulness of you.
Somewhere along the way we drifted apart. As we walked the road of love we lost our way. Now it's too late to start all over for there's no turning back.
I love you so much I can't let you go. And sometimes I believe you love me. But somewhere between your heart and mine. There's a door without any key.
You jark back your hand away from mine and I move my lips away from yours. Then quietly we sit tryin' to forget. Those deep running thoughts that run wild across our minds.
All the snakes crawl at night that's what they say. When the sun goes down then the sneaks will play. Well I watched that car pull right in my driveway.