| I waited all that morning |
| To hear him say I love you |
| So sure it was so certain |
| It was left unspoken |
| My heart it was aching |
| As he pulled back the curtains |
| He said nothing when he left me |
| He left me so heartbroken, I was |
| So sad |
| So sad |
| Oh yes, I waited all that morning |
| To hear him say I love you |
| In the morning light he glistened |
| Like a ruby in a stickpin |
| Then he whispered something |
| To the wet red-lettered window |
| He said nothing |
| He left me so heartbroken |
| I was |
| So sad |
| So sad |
| Shorty’s in the poolroom |
| Billy’s in the chute |
| Jack is at the track with some old lady with some loot |
| Willie sits and wonders at the words he cannot rhyme |
| I am not in prison, I am only doing time |
| Blue Eyes died in Vegas when they blew away the Sands |
| Elvis died in Memphis, boys they nailed him in one hand |
| Haley died in Corpus Christi, died without a dime |
| Mickey died in Tennessee, they buried him alive |
| And I am |
| So sad |
| That was the best he had |
| So sad |
| So sad |
| Yes, I waited all that morning |
| So many mornings after |
| So many lonely hours |
| Staring at the rafters |
| Until I would close my eyes |
| And feel you next to me |
| But with the dawn so sure to come |
| Will go my sweetest dream |
| And I am |
| So sad |
| Oh yes, I waited all that morning |
| So many mornings after |
| So many lonely hours |
| Staring at the rafters |
| Until I would close my eyes and |
| Feel you next to me |
| But with the dawn so sure to come |
| Will go my sweetest dream |
| And I am |
| So sad |
| So sad |
| So sad |
| Aaah, aah-aaah |
| Aah-aaah |
| So sad |