Miss Emily´s Picture

I wake up in the morning in a state of fright

Clinging to the broken heart inside my head

Open my eyes and I move my hand

Round her pillow to the night stand

And straighten Miss Emily’s picture by my bed

And cry on my best friend’s shoulder down the hall

Feels so lonely when I close the door

Bite my nails and I walk the floor

And straighten Miss Emily’s picture on my wall

Look out my window and what do I see

Nothing but pain looking back at me

All that my future means to me

Is tossing yesterday’s love out into the wind

And straighten Miss Emily’s picture now and then

Laugh drink shoot pool and have a ball

When the laughter stops and the hurting takes hold

Reach in my pocket for my billfold

And show Miss Emily’s picture to ’em all

Wishing I could do the same thing in my head

Drink a beer and I eat a bite

And just before I turn out the light

Straighten Miss Emily’s picture by my bed

Look out my window and what do I see

Nothing but pain looking back at me

All that my future means to me

Is tossing yesterday’s love out into the wind

And straighten Miss Emily’s picture now and then