I wake up in the morning in a state of fright
On the wrong side of the bed all night
Clinging to the broken heart inside my head
Open my eyes and move my hands
From 'round her pillow to the nightstand
And straighten Miss Emily's picture by my bed
Go to the office, the work's piled up
Pour three fingers' bourbon in my coffee cup
And cry on my best friend's shoulder down the hall
Feels so lonely when I close the door
Bite my nails and I walk the floor
And straighten Miss Emily's picture on my wall
Look out my window and what do I see?
Nothing but pain looking back at me
And all that my future means to me
Is tossing yesterday's love out into the wind
And straighten Miss Emily's picture, now and then
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Leave my office and I go downtown
To a little bar we all hang around
Laugh, drink beer and shoot pool, and have a ball
When the laughter stops and the hurtin' takes hold
Reach in my pocket for my billfold
And show Miss Emily's picture to 'em all
I stagger in the house and I slam the door
Scatter my clothes all over the floor
Wishing I could do the same thing in my head
Drink a beer and I eat a bite
And just before I turn out the light
Straighten Miss Emily's picture by my bed
Look out my window and what do I see?
Nothing but pain looking back at me
All that my future means to me
Is tossing yesterday's love out into the wind
And straighten Miss Emily's picture, now and then
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Could you love me one more time?
With a love that really is mine
I've waited so long, they say you've done wrong
Have I lost you forever this time?
Do you think that I believe
This talk that's goin' around?
I've heard lots of things that somehow seem strange
But darlin' I couldn't put you down
I know that you're my weakness
I know you'll be my downfall
I'm not sorry we met
And I'll never forget
Though I gave you my heart, soul and all
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Yes, I know that you're my weakness
And I know you'll be my downfall
I'm not sorry we met
And I'll never forget
Though I gave you my heart, soul and all