Read your note this morning. 'Bye-bye, girl'. That's all it said
Glad I found it first before the kids got out of bed
Baked a tray of muffins, hung some wet wash out to dry
By the time the kids got up, I could look them in the eye

You've gone away
You've gone away
How will I get though the day?
This god-forsaken day

Drank some bitter coffee, read your note ten times or more
When I'd washed the dishes twice, I got down and scrubbed the floor
Empty chair at supper, everybody's acting strange
All the food just getting cold, kids real quiet for a change

You've gone away
You've gone away
How will I get through the day?
This god-forsaken day

Rain was falling hard as I walked slowly up the stairs
Pushed my tears back down as I stood listening to their prayers
There's your empty pillow, your side's flat right to the wall
Now's the time for private crying, now it hurts me most of all

You've gone away
I turn off the light
How will I get through the night?
This god-forsaken night

This long and lonesome, god-forsaken night