Carla

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