Miss Emily's Picture

I wake up in the morning in a state of fright

On the wrong side of the bed all night

Clinging to the broken heart inside my head

Open my eyes and move my hand

Round my pillow to the nightstand

And straighten Miss Emily's picture by my bed

Go to the office, the work's piled up

Pour three fingers' bourbon in my coffee cup

And cry on my best friend's shoulder down the hall

Feels so lonely when I close the door

Bite my nails and then I walk the floor

And straighten Miss Emily's picture on my wall

Look out my window and what do I see?

Nothing but pain looking back at me

And all that my future means to me

Is tossing yesterday's love out into the wind

And straighten Miss Emily's picture, now and then

Leave my house and I go downtown

To a little bar we all hang around

We laugh, drink beer, shoot pool, have a ball

When the laughter stops and the hurtin' takes hold

Reach in my pocket for my billfold

And show em Miss Emily's picture to 'em all

I stagger in the house and I slam the door

Scatter my clothes all on the floor

Wishing I could do the same thing inside my head

Drink a beer and eat a bite

And just before I turn out the light

I straighten Miss Emily's picture by my bed

Look out my window and what do I see?

Nothing but pain looking back at me

And all that my future means to me

Is tossing yesterday's love out into the wind

And straighten Miss Emily's picture, now and then