Mama don't cry no more Wipe those tears from your eyes Mama, theres so many nights we sleep in a bundle like a flock of sheep Ooh..better days are there for sure Oh I will bear the hunger, we poor Mama, theres so many times we go through days without

Over the hills and far away, over the hills and far away. he swears he will return one day. she prays he will return one day. Over the hills, They came for him one winter's night. Arrested, he was bound. They said there'd been a robbery, his pistol had

Here we go again One more time She's back in town again I'll take her back again The phone will ring again I'll be her fool again I've been there before And I'll try it again But any fool knows

And why should I care? Was there something more I could have done? Or was I not meant to be the one? Where´s the life I thought we would share? And should I care? And will someone else get more of you? Will she go to sleep more sure of you? Will she

I can't let her go She's still here fighting Better know there's life in her yet Time will take us all, and turn us into stones Hung over fragile bones She still remembers the time that was uncomplicated But sure as the sun rise, she's seen things that

I can't let her go She's still here fighting Better know there's life in her yet Time will take us all, and turn us into stones Hung over fragile bones Let her go, let her go, let her go She still remembers the time that was uncomplicated But sure as the

But alas I cannot swim There is gold across the river But I don't want none Saying work more, earn more Live more, have more fun If she refuses to be mine? And what will you do with a girl there's a house across the river there's a boy across the river

Called to be wrong for those below You told me life was long but now that it's gone You find yourself on top as the leader of a flock Helpless she lies across the stairs Haunting your days, consuming your breath There will be healing but don't force this

And if I cry two tears for her This shit's special That will be the most that I would give to her She left me stranded in my nightmares Taking pictures of my memories she right there Twisting on the blade in my heart, deep Always on my mind so I can't

Wandering away Will I shed one more tear for my broken family And have a glass of whiskey with another friend That has nowhere to be Get my feet on the road they feel much better there Gonna stop trying some day some year I meant it when I told her I