Come Back Alive

Call me back, darlin', when you hear me call your name If I don't hear you, I'll think somebody came If I can't find you, I'll wait on down the hill And if you don't find me, I'll think you've been killed And if you don't find me, I'll run on down the road Find me the sheriff, tell him what I know Find me the preacher and pray for your soul No safe place child, no safe place child No safe place child, no safe place child We don't know why, we don't know why Come back, my baby, come back alive Dogs go out searching, men walk the land I hold your Bible tight in my hand Cry every morning, cry every night 'Cause I know for certain something ain't right When you'd been sleeping candle burned low Devil came calling and I didn't know No safe place child, no safe place child No safe place child, no safe place child We don't know why, we don't know why Come back, my baby, come back alive Six cold months later cried all my tears Had my suspicions, had all my fears Six cold months later something still wrong Planted the seed corn, nothing will grow Six cold months later, what do I see? Fog in the distance, eyes stare at me Fall to my knees and I call out your name Call me back, darling Call me back, darling Call me back, darling You ain't the same No safe place child, no safe place child No safe place child, no safe place child We don't know why, we don't know why Come back, my baby, come back alive No safe place child, no safe place child No safe place child, no safe place child We don't know why, we don't know why Come back, my baby, come back alive