From the recording Hard West (double CD)
Lyrics
9) My Lady Been Gone
m.litton
O Lord, she left me on a Tuesday
So Wednesday I stared out the window
Thursday I got stoned, Friday I danced with my shadow
Now every night I sleep alone
Chorus: ‘Cause lately my lady been gone
O yeah, lately my good gal been gone
She only left last Tuesday mornin’
Still it seems it’s been so goddamn long
Hey listen to it blow
Listen to that ol’ north wind blow
It makes me sad ‘n lonely
Wish my lady’d come runnin’ on back home
Say now, ever see a little moth dive into the flames
He don’t wanna crash ‘n burn
He simply dies to ease the pain
Well Saturday it rained ‘n rained
Yeah, Saturday it rained and it rained
The sky felt gray ‘n cold
Just like the iron on an ‘ol freight train
So I drink that whiskey for my sleep
Drink alotta “Early Times” for my sleep
Now that my life is an empty dream
All I do is lay awake all night ‘n weep
Hey now, ever hear a little dog
Lost or gone astray
Ain’t no one gonna take him home
So he points his nose to the moon ‘n bays
Yeah, Wednesday I stared out the window
Thursday I got stoned, Friday I danced with my shadow
Now every night I sleep alone
(chorus)