Allison Moorer Cold Cold Earth Lyrics

Cold Cold Earth Lyrics

(Allison Moorer)



The night was hot and steamy

And crickets played
their tune

Everyone was sleeping

Under an August moon



Except
one man that sat awake

Slowly going mad

Regretting that he'd thrown
away

The only love he had



A slave to the bottle

He'd driven
his family to leave

A wife and two daughters

He treated so
terribly



Drunk with grief and loneliness

He wasn't thinking
straight

He knew he couldn't live unless

They pardoned his
mistakes



He went into the city

To try to make amends

Asked his
love for pity

But she would not give in



Overwhelmed with
sadness

He reached for his gun

And took her life along with
his

Before the morning sun



Now they are lying

In the cold,
cold earth

Such a sad, sad story

Such a sad, sad world