When she wakes up this morning and turns to kiss me She'll find I let her sleep because we talked so late last night She'll know I kissed her face gently
In a Mississippi cotton pickin' Delta town One dusty street to walk up and down Nothin' much to see but a starvin' hound In a Mississippi cotton pickin
Before you take another step, there's something you should know About the years ahead and how they'll be You'll be living in a world where roses hardly
So I feel so blue sometimes I wanna die And so I've got a broken heart so what They say that time will heal all wounds in mice and men And I know that
Does my ring hurt your finger when you go out at night When I bought it for you darling it seemed to be just right Should I take it to the jeweler so
I've taken down all of her pictures I've cleaned out all of her drawers I've painted over the scratches From all of our little wars I've put away every
Well, I wake up every mornin' Throw some water on my face I look up in the mirror I can see that nothing's changed I don't know why I go to bed 'Cause
Every day I read ads in the paper Saying come to the islands Bikinied ladies sweet rum drinks, yeah They'll keep you smiling But I've got calypso music
You're a lady, you're an angel Bringin' sunshine to my life You're closest thing, heaven that I've ever had Oh, but sometimes, you're a devil When you
Burgers and fries and cherry pies, it was simple and good back then Walking in the sand hand in hand never thinking that it could end Making our love
Let me live again Let me live again A little taste of heaven that I had before Was just enough to keep me coming back for more After loving you, losing
She walked right up to me and took me by the hand An angel who could please most any man She said to me, I'm free and you're just my kind And for a moment
Looking back a hundred years On daughters and sons of the land Who're standing here, holding a fistful of dirt Watching it slip through my hands See
A lesson too late for the learning Made of sand, made of sand In the wink of an eye my soul is turning In your hand, in your hand Are you going away
When that neon sun comes up In the evening And that warm red wine and the memories Start to flow You'll find me there With all the others Just looking
I'm finding that I'm spending most of my time Wondering where she goes the rest of the time But tonight I will find out for once and for all Tonight I
There is something in your heart weighing heavy on your mind You need gentle arms to hold you like these gentle arms of mine You need love and understanding
Yes, I'll buy you a drink If you'd like me to I might even dance A slow one with you Lord, knows you're a looker And, honey, what's more It's not hard
