Misery you insist that the weight of the world Should be on your shoulders Misery there's much more to life than what you see My friend of misery You just stood there screaming Fearing no one was listening to you They say the empty can rattles the most

What more can I do, there's nothing I haven't tried Still it's so hard for her to notice I've tried hard to be straight There's nothing left I can say If only she would look my way She don't know me, she don't know She don't see me, she don't care She

I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all my days I'll say goodbye to Colorado Where I was born and prob'ly raised Your mother says I am a stranger My face you'll never see no more But there's one promise darling I'll see you on God's golden

Oh, walk away She's looking to love you There's nothing to say Just turn your head and walk away Lord she's handsome as she flows across the floor Nothing I've seen in my life has ever pleased me more She's got the look of freedom, and it makes you think

Must I get a witness? for all this misery There's no need to, brothers everybody can see That its one more time in the ghetto you know One more time if you please now One more time to the dying man They say one more time if you please The old lady kicks

Baby if I'm half the man I say I am If I'm a woman with no feel just like I claim I am Then I believe in what you say, there's nothing left for you to do The only proof that I need is you Now do you love me? All you gotta do is say yes It's really hard,

Long enough now I'm strong enough To know you gotta go There's no more to say So save your breath No matter what I hear you say I'm telling you Strong enough and I quite crying I don't need your sympathy There's nothing you can say or do for me

Can I be electric too? And I need more time And I want you to know But I need more time And I want you to say But I need more 'Cause I'll be you and you'll be me There's lots and lots for us to see She is electric, can I be electric too?

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

Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough I don't need you anymore No matter how hard I try You keep pushing me aside And I can't break through There's no talking to you It's so sad