The first night
I should've left you
Before I shut my eyes
I prayed to God I'd wake up somewhere else
When the mornin' came to find me
You weren't sleepin' there beside me
I wondered if this nightmare ever ends
The door was left wide open
And the neighbors, they were smokin'
In the afternoon to pass away the time
And you looked at me so cold
And said this house is not my home
I wish you knew how true that felt most nights
Is it bitterness or sympathy
That keeps you standin' here with me
I'm not sure how much more I can take
Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind
To sit here with you wastin' time
And now I think I'd like to walk away
I was standing in Ohio
On the 28th of March
With a guitar and a suitcase in my hands
When the wind, it stole my cap
Lord, all I could do was laugh
And thank the stars I'm still a drinkin' man
Is it bitterness or sympathy
That keeps you standin' here with me
I'm not sure how much more I can take
Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind
To sit here with you wastin' time
And now I think I'd like to walk away
I was walkin' in a graveyard
Where no one that I know rests
Thinkin' maybe I could clear my head
And on the cemetery breeze
I heard a song about belief
Sung with a thunder
I can't understand
Is it bitterness or sympathy
That keeps you standin' here with me
I'm not sure how much more I can take
Cause I have sacrificed my peace of mind
To sit here with you wastin' time
And now I think I'd like to walk away