—Hazel Dickens
Chorus 1:
Well you're back on my doorstep a' crying
Like I cried for all those lonely years
But I can't dry your tears it's been too long since love was here
And I've already gave you my better years
Verse 1:
And so the pages of time kept right on turning
They never stopped for us to harvest the years
And old embers of love kept right on dying
For there was no one to drown my tears.
Chorus 1
Verse 2:
But I've tried not to blame you
I'll try not to shame you
All I can do now is wish you well
But if you should need a friend
I'll be there until the end
Just don't ask me to love you again.
Chorus 2:
Don't come back on my doorstep a' crying
Hoping for what's been dead so long
For the embers have all turned to ashes
There's nothing here but old memories and this song.
Tag:
No don't come back on my doorstep a' crying
My friend, there's nothing but old memories and this song.
3/4
Chorus:
| I | IV | I | V |
| I | IV – I | I | V – I |
Verse:
| I | IV | I | V |
| I | IV | I – V | I |