F orty Nine r easons a ll in a line
A ll of them good ones,
Al l o f them lies.
Dr iftin' with my lady
We're o ldest of friends
N eed a little w ork, and there's f enc es to mend.
Steady girl, be my world
`Till the drifter come, now she's gone.
I let that man play his hand.
I let them go, how was I to know?
I'm down on my knees.
Nobody left to please.
N ow it's o ver, they l eft in the spring
H er and the d rifter, looking for beau tiful things.
Steady girl, be my world
`Till the drifter come, now she's gone.
I let that man play his hand.
I let them go, how was I to know?
I'm down on my knees.
Nobody left to please.
On my knees,
feeling wrong
Mama's gone
By e bye baby
Wr ite if you think of it, maybe.
Kn ow I love you. (Know I love you)
Go i f it means that much to you.
Hey, but you can run, baby;
If the fe eling's wrong befo re too long it's crazy.
And you're trapped, babe,
and you k now that's not where it's at, babe.
You're just seein' things through a cat's eye, baby;
That's not my old lady.
Come on and tell me, baby,
you better tell me, baby,
Who do you,
w ho do you l ove?
Ti me will tell us
wh o is trying to sell us.
By e bye baby
Wr ite if you think of it, maybe.
Hey, but you can run, baby.
If the fe eling's wrong, befo re too long, it's crazy.
And you're trapped babe,
and you k now that's not where it's at baby.
You're just seein' things through a cat's eye, baby;
That's not my old lady.
Come on and tell me, baby,
you better tell me, baby,
Who do you,
w ho do you l ove?
