Miss Emily's Picture

I wake up in the morning in a state of fright

On the wrong side of the bed all night

Clingin' to the broken heart inside my head

Open my eyes and I move my hand

'Round her pillow to the night stand

And straighten Miss Emily's picture by my bed



Go to the office The works piled up

Pour three fingers bourban in my coffee cup

And cry on my best friend's shoulder down the hall

Feels so lonely when I close the door

Bite my nails and I walk the floor

And straighten Miss Emily's picture on my wall



Look out my window and what do I see?

Nothing but pain looking back at me

All that my future means to me

Is tossin yesterday's love out into the wind

And straighten Miss Emily's picture now and then



Leave my office and I go downtown

To a little bar we all hang around

Laugh, drink, shoot pool, and have a ball

When the laughter stops and the hurtin' takes hold

Reach in my pocket for my billfold

And show Miss Emily's picture to 'em all



I stagger in the house and I slam the door

Scatter my clothes all over the floor

Wishin' I could do the same thing in my head

Drink a beer and I eat a bite

And just before I turn out the light

Straighten Miss Emily's picture by my bed



Look out my window and what do I see?

Nothing but pain looking back at me

All that my future means to me

Is tossin' yesterday's love out into the wind

And staightening Miss Emily's picture now and then