Oh if you should see my baby when you go
Don't let on you saw me cry
You could tell her that I think of her sometimes
But I no longer fear that I might die
She went back to Houston Texas
She can't sleep nights when I snore
I've been snoring most these nights
I can't fall asleep
Maybe that's why
She don't come around No more
It's a long road to Texas
If You ain't been invited to go
When you get there
There ain't no guarantee
That you'll be welcome home
Oh If you should see my father when you go
Tell him I'm doing my best
Working late but lately
There's been a lot at cost
That love
So I guess I just raise the bets
Tell my mama that I love her
She can't sleep nights
When I roam
I've been roaming these lonely streets
Mos every night
But tell her one day soon
I swear I'm coming home
But it's a long road from Brooklyn
To anywhere I know
But when I get that Call here all alone
My bags are packed to go
And oh if you should see them angels
When you go
Tell them I am on my way
This world is cold
But is the only world I know
So for now I guess I just have to stay
And it's a long road to heaven
From this little drop of dew
But the closest I've ever felt to it
Is standing here with you
Oh standing here with you