The woman, I'm loving she rules my heart
Albert's in the graveyard, Frankie's raising hell
Well, the world of research has gone berserk
You'll learn to keep your business straight
All I ever do is struggle and strive
And my happiness is o'er
And my happiness is o'er
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
But there's no one left here to tell
You could get wrecked in this dance"
'Fore you call me any dirty names, you better think twice
She says, "Look out, daddy
Today I'll stand in faith and raise
The bright spark of the steady lights
Get away from these demagogues
It's either one or the other, or neither of the two
And these bad luck women stick like glue
You can do what you please, you don't need my advice
When I'm through with you
But there's no one here left to tell
Now the world has gone black before my eyes
I loved you then and ever shall
I loved you then and ever shall
The world has gone black before my eyes
I'd walk through a blazing fire, baby
Don't want you to tear your pants
They say, "Whiskey'll kill you but I don't think it will"
She been cookin' all day, gonna take me all night
Don't know why my baby never looked so good before
I'm the oldest son of a crazy man
I wish to God that it were night
Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
Lift up your eyes
I think the rain has stopped
Has been proven wrong
Then come back and see you
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
Blues this mornin' fallin' down like hail
I've gone where the Southern crosses The Yellow Dog
Has dimmed my sights
But there's no one left here to tell
Gonna leave a greasy trail
Gonna travel the world is what I'm gonna do
But there's no one left here to tell
The voice of praise
I might make it back home alive
I loved you then and ever shall
I can't eat all that stuff in a single bite
Gettin' light outside, the temperature dropped
I'm ridin' with you to the top of the hill
The judge's coming in, everybody rise
Don't have to wonder no more
Too much paperwork
The world has gone black before my eyes
I'm beginning to believe what the Scriptures tell
If I knew, you was on the other side
A lifetime with you is like some heavenly day
I'm gonna make you come to grips with fate
When you're around me all my grief gives 'way
The sun is strong, I'm standing in the light
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
I don't do anybody any harm
I loved you then and ever shall
Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
And my happiness is o'er
Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
I'm in a cowboy band
I'll be drifting along
And my happiness is o'er
Everything I've ever known to be right
Got a pile of sins to pay for and I ain't got time to hide
No knife could ever cut our love apart
