An empty house is hard to bear
Lonesome's fallin' everywhere
Without you, there's no light comin' in
That lucky dog jumped the fence
Ain't seen him 'round here since
And I don't guess I ever will again
It didn't bother me any, I was good to that dog
And, just like you, I'm going to have to learn to let him go
Leavin' me was one thing, Carla
Why'd you have to leave so slow?
Slow and shifty backin' out
You were tryin' to fill my head with doubt
You nearly had me walkin' out on you
About the oldest trick to be
Playin' on someone as old as me
That cannot be the best that you can do, mm-mm
It didn't bother me any when he come around
I just wish I hadn't had to be the last guy in town to know
I didn't mind you walkin' away
What hurt was how you walked so slow
You know, you go
Hoo-ooh-ooh-ooh
You know that that was so underhanded
Grabbin' him just as you landed
After holdin' me the whole time you fell
You tell me he'll be good to you
Who wouldn't be? What else is new?
Now all that I can do is wish you well
It wouldn't-a bothered me any if you'd left me when you wanted to
But you just had to wait till you had some place better to go
Leavin' me was one thing, Carla
Why'd you have to leave so slow?
I didn't mind you walkin' away
What hurt was how you walked so slow
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