Better leave that boy alone Y'all better leave that boy alone 'cause if they don't You know they going come back on 'em And they don't want him to come back strong I wouldn't dare get that boy going

And I could say that I've closed the door for our love And I could tell you I feel it's time for us to go our separate ways But, baby, I just wouldn't be the same 'Cause, girl, your love is still on my brain Now I can try to act real strong But you and I

Life is seen more clearly through our tears Cause we all find some faith When we face our fears When my life's goin like I want God becomes an after thought And I start trying to build my Heaven here A better believer would look to the skies And shout

And it wouldn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style I'm gonna drive everybody wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around. Well, I left Kentucky back in forty nine An' went to Detroit

Every time I hear that song, I go back, I go back 'Cause every time I hear that song A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine Wishin' time would stop right in its tracks Growin' up too fast and I do recall And the sixteen summers I shared with him I go

Life is seen more clearly through our tears Cause we all find some faith When we face our fears When my life's goin like I want God becomes an after thought And I start trying to build my Heaven here A better believer would look to the skies And shout

And this bird you can not change But, if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be

Years, they will come and go. Sometimes the tears will flow. Some of my memories will fade, But I'll always remember that one September day. I used to reminisce 'Cause I thought that love was bliss. How did they know it would go astray? It began, and it

How the hell does a broken heart Teach itself to start Beating again ba ba ba ba Get back together when it's torn apart Don't you think it was hard? I didn't even say that you died But it wouldn't have been such a lie 'Cause then I started to cry Ba ba

Between the cheats, ooh oh oh ooh oh oh I would die before I divorce you I'd take a thousand thumps for my love 'Cause you kiss a lucky horseshoe Stuck it in my boxing glove 'Cause anyone who will see us Through our victory and done defeat Knows that