Betty Mae, Betty Mae, you shall be my wife someday I wants a little sweet girl, that will do anything that I say Betty Mae, you is my heartstring, you is my destiny Betty Mae, you my heartstring, you is my destiny And you rolls across my mind, baby, each

You said I wouldn't get to far on a tank of gas and an empty heart But I got everything I'll ever need I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings And I'll grab the wheel and I'll point it west Pack the good and leave the rest I bet this road

"Clang, clang, clang" went the trolley "Ding, ding, ding" went the bell "Zing, zing, zing" went my heartstrings For the moment I saw him I fell "Chug, chug, chug" went the motor "Bump, bump, bump" went the brake "Thump, thump, thump" went my heartstrings

Just call me angel of the morning, (angel) Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby Then slowly turn away There'll be no strings to bind your hands Not if my love can't bind your heart And there's no need to take a stand For it was I who chose to

There’s no place like home That place in your soul That’s where we begun and where we all will go And this is your life and this is your love And this is a time we’re gonna rise above Churn your heartstrings 'til the bell rings Take it all in, everything

You said I wouldn't get to far on a tank of gas and an empty heart But I got everything I'll ever need I got this old guitar and a brand new set of strings And I'll grab the wheel and I'll point it west Pack the good and leave the rest I bet this road

No you don't fair well No you don't fair well, without me We're drinking your lighting 'Cause he wasted your time In a year you'll be mine In the valley And my heart sinks There'll be no strings

Well, damn these dreams The first time it felt like fallin' in love Playin' my heart just like a guitar string Chasin' that same old whiskey melody It's hard to look true love in the eye and leave I remember hearin' Hank on the radio I bought a cassette,

Some things are better left unsaid Some things are better left Some lives are better Some strings are better left undone Some hearts are better left unbroken Some lives are better left untouched Some lies are better off believed Some words are better

White sparrows fell from heaven and carried her away Black arrows cut the strings of my heart, I kneel and pray They gave her one more day To say the words I couldn't say Today I walked down our old street Past the diner where we'd meet Now I dine alone