How long, how long Woman will you weep Rock yourself to sleep How long, how long (long and drawn out) Like a blue bird with his heart removed, lonely as a train I've run just as far as I can run If I never see the good old days shinin' in the sun I'll be

On the sunny side of the street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you

(night and day) (night and day, oh) I know the night time You know what I'm thinking of To be with the one you love Because the night time You know the night time, darling Is the right time

Keepin' touch with Mama Kin Livin' out your fantasy Sleeping late and smoking tea You better check it out Or someday soon you'll have to climb back on the wagon Tell her where you've gone and been It ain't easy, livin' like ya want to And it's so hard to

Can't you see I'm ready to dance? Gonna take a cut, There's money in your feet, Watch out boy, (watch out boy) You wake up in the morning with the bass line, A Ray of Sunshine, You know today you're gonna have a good time, And you're ready to go.

That may be all I need In darkness, she is all I see Come and rest your bones with me Driving slow on Sunday morning But things just get so crazy, living life gets hard to do That someday it would lead me back to you And I never want to leave Sunday

I am done with you Tell me that the end is near Tell me that the end is here I am done with you (done with you) I count the days that we have spent apart I've got a bad liver and a broken heart So help me, save me, Help me, save me Help me, save me,

And now that you're gone And I can't go on Just wanna be with you I just wanna be with you (be with you) I got to be with you some how Monday night I feel so low I count the hours, they go so slow I know the sound of your voice Can save my soul

And since the day I left Milwaukee Lyncheburg Bordeaux, France And helping white people dance You had some of the best times You'll never remember with me Alcohol, alcohol Been making the bars With lots of big money I got you in trouble in high school

Drink me, eat me Then you’ll see the light Every day that you feed me with hate I grow stronger None could compare to you Every day (Drink me) That you feed me with hate (Eat me) I grow stronger (Then you’ll see the light) Many a sin I have witnessed And