I wake up each morning with you on my mind
It's funny how sweet dreams can be so unkind
Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever get over you
A creature of habit in all that I do
When I make coffee, I still make coffee for two
But it should be for three
Your memory, me, and the blues.

The day that you left I promised myself
That I was gonna be just fine

I been all around this old town
Lookin' for a woman like you
Somebody I could talk to 'bout the
Things I like to do
Now I ike to have a good time,
Honey I know you do too
I like to listen to Rock and Roll,
But honey, I like a Two Step too

Now there's a damn good band at
Jack's place playin' music from New Orleans
They got a dude on bass guitar beats
Anything I ever seen

She can be a tough guy when she needs to
She can be a sweetie when she wants to
She's never in a rush, conspicuous
She makes it look so easy it's ridiculous
The part I like best is when she makes love to me

She likes to bake pies, sky dive
Likes to wear real tight Levis
She bought a kit, built an airplane
Damn thing flies on Butane
But she's at her best when she makes love to me

When the words came tumbling out of my mouth
I felt it all goin' south
But I kept on talkin'
'Til you started walking
Now I'm trying to dig my way out

Ain't I got a right to be wrong
I can't believe you're so long gone
Why can't you just come on home
Ain't I got a right
Ain't I got a right to be wrong

You know I never meant to hurt you
I'm sorry for what I put you through

Well, for one thing, there was a whole lot of guys
That would have liked to have been in my shoes
But the upkeep on a woman like that
Will give an old poor old boy the blues
Still the pleasure was worth the pain
Of everything she put me through
And I consider myself one of the fortunate few

Yeah and another thing she wasn't just good looking
Her imagination just wouldn't quit

Down at the neon angel beneath
A flashing star
A rag tag congregation is
Gathered at the bar
Searching for salvation for
Just an hour or two
While the jukebox in the corner
Plays the blues

It's midnight communion
Down on Second Avenue
They take the wine 'til closing time
A fellowship of fools
Confessions heard, forgiveness given
From twelve o'clock 'til two
midnight communion

Ever since the day she left
She never left my mind
I see the tears on her sweet face
From when we said goodbye
But some things in this life
Are just not meant to be
When you're holding her tonight,
Kiss her once for me

I say goodnight again to a picture in a frame
Knowing all that we once had will
Never be the same
And there's a part of her life I won't
Be there to see

I'll change my ways
Each night and every day
If there's something 'bout my lovin'
That don't please you,
Tell me, please tell me
And I'll change that, too

I'll change my talk
I'll even change my walk
If there's something 'bout my kisses
That don't please you,
Tell me my darling
And I'll change that, too

I'll change my style
I'll even change my smile
If the beat of my heartbeat

Well, I love this life but it's doing me in
Just in case I don't ever see you again
I had a real good time
I love the wine
The women and song and the carryin' on
I had a real good time

I been around the block a time or two
'Round every corner there's somethin' new
I had a real good time
I just love the wine
I love the women and song and the carryin' on
I had a real good time

If you were over in Egypt
Way down deep on a dig
And if some mummy tried to get chummy
I'd be there to unravel his wig

If you were bungee jumpin'
And you came outta your shoes
I'd run right up and I'd catch you baby
Ain't nothin' I wouldn't do

If you were scuba divin'
And a shark came outta the blue
I'd take my pen knife and I'd end that shark's life

There was a casino out in Vegas
Had a million dollars on the wall
Got my imagination workin' overtime
I knew I had to have it all
I knew I had to have it all

Sherrie was a dancer, she was a schemer
We came up with a fool-proof plan
She was workin' it from the inside
I was her getaway man
yeah, I was her getaway man

Takin' it deep down into Mexico

She's wearin' her mama's shoes
And cryin' like a baby
Standin' on the edge screamin'
Somebody save me
She called her daddy from a pay phone
He says you're livin' in sin
You can come back home
But you can't come in

And it's wrong
It's just wrong
It's all wrong

He's a house full of people
Whether he's drinkin' or not
But she's gotta keep tryin'
'Cause he's all she's got