Well, the radio played And the bed was made And my lover watched the sunlight As it crawled into the shade To the shade And he left the room as softly as he came
Well, it was not spring And it was not in the fall Was the middle of the winter When he pinned me to the wall To the wall It was freezin' when he pinned me to the wall
So I pulled on my coat And I sewed up my dress As my lover lay there sleepin' well I packed my things and left When I left Well, that sun was barely risin' when I left
Well, the devil has been known To chase angels from their homes And I know I've got some angel left inside me But my halo's hangin' low My halo's hangin' low And I'm nine hundred miles from my home
Well, my cool drink of water It's been turned to gasoline And my man, he don't love me He's the lowest man I've seen
Well, let your ears hang low Hear the sighin' of the crows This terrible secret we've been whisperin' If you gotta go You've gotta go alone Tremblin' as the arrow stands the bow
Oh, before I left I watched him as he lay Exhausted by the madness that unraveled in his brain Well, goodbye darling Goodbye darling Never will you see me anymore Farewell darling Farewell darling Never will I see you anymore