Better Off Alone

Empty on the hours

And empty on the days

I've locked up all the doors

Take me on my way

Down a broken road of questions

That lead me to a lie

To a cold night in December

When we both sat down to cry

Now will you carve my name upon a stone?

Will you lay me down to rest?

Do you think I'll see my father's father

Do you think I'll pass his test?

Will you whisper "Lord please keep me,

always walk right by my side"?

Will you place the coins upon my eyes

To pay the boatman for the ride?

Well I was standing in the drizzling rain

Just long enough to wash away my pain

And realize that she's never coming home

She said "I won't come back"

I said "Don't come back, I'm better off alone"

She called me from a pay phone

South of San Antone

And I could hear somebody talking

But she swore she was alone

You know it sounded so familiar

I pray to God that I am wrong

I always thought she'd leave me

I never dreamed he'd go along

I'm better off alone