Lyrics

[Verse 1] Read your note this morning, 'bye-bye, girl', that's all it said Glad I found it first before the kids got out of bed Baked a tray of muffins, hung some wet wash out to dry By the time the kids got up, I could look them in the eye [Chorus] You've gone away You've gone away How will I get though the day? This god-forsaken day [Verse 2] Drank some bitter coffee, read your note ten times or more When I'd washed the dishes twice, I got down and scrubbed the floor Empty chair at supper, everybody's actin' strange All the food just gettin' cold, kids real quiet for a change [Chorus] You've gone away You've gone away How will I get through the day? This god-forsaken day [Verse 3] Rain was fallin' hard as I walked slowly up the stairs Pushed my tears back down as I stood listenin' to their prayers There's your empty pillow, your side's flat right to the wall Now's the time for private cryin', now it hurts me most of all [Chorus] You've gone away I turn off the light How will I get through the night? This god-forsaken night [Outro] This long and lonesome, god-forsaken night