Lyrics

[Verse 1] Black Bess in white lights, all covered in blue  She trips out on a cocaine 'cause there's nothin' to do  Since a man and his gland, they up and shot through You lose most in lovin', you win only a few [Chorus]  Time, Lord, it drags heavy on me Sad evenin's alone and my thoughts are on she Fear that down here you seldom can see Do you have an idea what lonely can be? [Verse 2] His delight at the sight of a worn apple skin Goes with his hat in his hand to the next rubbish tin He's consoled by the role that his bottle will bring Means as much to his bein' as a throne to a king [Chorus]  Time, Lord, it drags heavy on me Sad evenin's alone and my thoughts are on she Fear that down here you seldom can see Do you have an idea what lonely can be? [Verse 3] See he with his ego on his own shadow fall Saw a caged man with his bare hands bust through a brick wall For forty-five years of his life, he had shorn  Then he wakes up one mornin' to find his life gone [Chorus]  Time, Lord, it drags heavy on me Sad evenin's alone and my thoughts are on she Fear that down here you seldom can see Do you have an idea what lonely can be? [Verse 4] Frankie's Vietnam was spent dodgin' lead But eventually the enemy blew off his head His weight was a feather as we carried them in One half of a friend they sent home in a tin [Chorus]  Time, Lord, it drags heavy on me Sad evenin's alone and my thoughts are on she Fear that down here you seldom can see Do you have an idea what lonely can be? [Guitar Solo]