When I was home de
Sunshine seemed like gold.
When I was home de
Sunshine seemed like gold.
Since I come up North de
Whole **** world's turned cold.

I was a good boy,
Never done no wrong.
Yes, I was a good boy,
Never done no wrong,
But this world is weary
An' de road is hard an' long.

I fell in love with
A gal I thought was kind.
Fell in love with
A gal I thought was kind.
She made me lose ma money
An' almost lose ma mind.

Weary, weary,
Weary early in de morn.
Weary, weary,
Early, early in de morn.
I's so weary
I wish I'd never been born.

For Katherine:

    I act on impulse,
(and you forgive me.)
    Or on fear,
(my dread outlives me)
    But that's not
what brought
    me here.

    Some simple words
and simple flowers
    for a girl
who steals my hours
    when she doesn't even know it,

    so here's
  some love
to show it.