I'm leavin' my lover to the crows and buzzards, I can see them circling the hill where she lay

I wished her well on her trip to hell, and I suppose I'll be seeing her there someday

For fourteen years there was no doubt, by my side is where she'd always stay

But in one night's time, she has broken my mind and left me with no choice except the one I make today

With my shovel in my hand and my heart in my throat and my lover beside me on the ground

I confess to her my undying love and she just lays there and doesn't make a sound

I'm leavin' my lover to the crows and buzzards, I can see them circling the hill where she lay

I wished her well on her trip to hell, and I suppose I'll be seeing her there someday

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I'm leavin' my lover to the crows and buzzards, I can see them circling the hill

For fourteen nights I have cried myself into a frenzy, into a deep blue shade

Untill sleep is just a memory and with circles all around my eyes leave me sittin' here sobbing on my spade

And the ghosts around my bed, Lord, will never be seen, but all night long they whisper around my head

And tell me a story I know all too well, about a love I had that is now truly dead

I'm leavin' my lover to the crows and buzzards, I can see them circling the hill where she lay

I wished her well on her trip to hell, and I suppose I'll be seeing her there someday