No I couldn't get up this morning
My head was low down and dead
Soul inside me was a turning
No idea where my feet last night lead
Could it be baby,
I should be with you instead?

Now I'm not a religious man
My hands are pearl white but blistered
He whispered one night, "I'm a fan"
But I was meant to stand quicker
Could it be baby I'd be saved,
If I stayed with you instead?

No thought isn't worth thinking
No road should be missed
I've been down them picking
Wondering about your sweet kiss
Could it be baby that,
I should have stayed with you instead?

Night presses me through the moonlit window
My body aches like I've been put on a stake
In the morning my skin scratches to the sinews
I wish sometimes this whole life was a fake
Could it be as simple baby,
If I had just stayed with you instead?

The dirt in my eyes is getting heavier
And the clouds are turning to black
My boots aren't getting any better
There's something inside of me that I lack
Could it be baby it would all go away,
If I had stayed with you instead?

I can't find you in this dust bowl
Can't see with all these people around
Your scents here but its turned foul
Everyone's making their own sound
Could it be baby it'd all go away,
If I had stayed with you instead?