Let's not do this all again we know it always ends bad

I'll keep holding onto someone that I've never had

And the tighter I squeeze, the quicker she slips

Now I been lying to my friends about how I really feel

I ain't slept in a week, I ain't eaten a meal

And the tighter I squeeze, I'm losing my grip

So darling walk away

There's nothing left to say

You can't play cards with broken hearts for free

No darling walk away

It might kill me if you stay

This debt from hell is mine to sell ya see

My Lily in the desert, with them clouds that don't rain

Always searching for sun, well I'm shading with shame

The only flood that she's seen, is her plashet of tears

It's got me howling like a hound when she heads for the door

Now I ain't been to church, but my knees on the floor

And I ain't talked to God in years

So darling walk away

There's nothing left to say

You can't play cards with broken hearts for free

No darling walk away

It might kill me if you stay

This debt from hell is mine to sell ya see

So I told her, when she's older

And her father doesn't hold her

She could lay her head down next to mine

So I'll head colder, west of boulder

Take a shot at gettin' sober

But mending me right now would be a waste of time

So darling walk away

There's nothing left to say

You can't play cards with broken hearts for free

No darling walk away

It might kill me if you stay

This debt from hell is mine to sell ya see

Darling walk away