I'd have kept him up all night I wouldn't let him close his eyes Made him sing "I Saw The Light" 'Til he sobered up again I'd have kept the coffee strong Oh, I could have kept him hanging on If I'd have been in the back of Hank's Cadillac We gotta be in Ohio by tomorrow night Hank, you've gotta get up on that stage You can't let all those good people down No, it just ain't right To book a show and not show up to play I'd have kept him up all night I wouldn't let him close his eyes Made him sing "I Saw The Light" 'Til he sobered up again I'd have kept the coffee strong Oh, I could have kept him hanging on If I'd have been in the back of Hank's Cadillac ♪ When his hands started trembling and his body turning cold And death started tugging at his soul I'd have found one of his songs playing on that AM radio Held him tight and begged him not to go I'd have held him tight and begged him not to go I'd have kept him up all night I wouldn't let him close his eyes Made him sing "I Saw The Light" 'Til he sobered up again I'd have kept the coffee strong Oh, I could have kept him hanging on If I'd have been in the back of Hank's Cadillac He'd have lived to play more songs Oh, I could've kept him hanging on If I'd have been in the back of Hank's Cadillac