This old house is as empty as my heart These four walls are closin’ in on me And I don’t know where to start ‘Cause if the night that she left me All the miles in between Whatever it is, Lord it’s killin’ me I guess lonely was a bad place to be
Well I know that she missed me I could hear it in her voice Work called me away from home You know it never was my choice Guess she had all she could stand So she packed up and ran Now the tables turn and all the pain’s on me I guess lonely was a bad place to be
Now her side of the bed is cold And all that I have left to hold Is a whiskey bottle and her memory Her makeup and her clothes are gone This house ain’t really a home All that’s left is pain and misery I guess lonely was a bad place to be
The flame in this old fireplace is brunin’ strong And my heart is feelin’ weak This picture that I’m holdin’ Is the only memory I can keep Well the trains left the tracks It ain’t comin’ back And who’s to blame? The engineer was me I guess lonely was a bad place to be
Her side of the bed is cold All that I have left to hold Is a whiskey bottle and her memory Her makeup and her clothes are gone And this house ain’t really a home All that’s left is pain and misery I guess lonely was a bad place to be Yeah I guess lonely was a bad place to be