Such a bitter smile you know she give me
 What a sweet good love gone to ground
 All the time i knew it was insufficient
 when have i been wise or good or strong

 She was sun and moon and lamp in the darkness
 a tree aflame in the streets of my mind
 i was burnt but i was already embers
 put me out before i am gone

 i got a kindhearted woman

 I was gambling clothing just to keep busy
 I was drunk and lying to myself
 O Lord did you never love no body
 Come take me from myself
 O Lord will you come and persuade me
 To take my life no more