The Lodger

I don't know why I even bother
 Don't know what I ever saw in you
 I guess in my heart you were a lodger
 That left me broken down and beat and used
 I am not a preacher, I'm the choir
 And yes I've payed my fairest share of dues
 It takes a lot of sticks to built a fire
 But just one day of rain to see if through
 Take me to the border gonna leave it all behind
 Lord it's been a long time since I had a piece of mind
 Take me to the Southern town where all the weather is fine
 Lord it's been a while now since he ain't been on my mind
 Candy coat your heart with bits of cocaine
 Maybe then you'll feel a thing or two
 Sleep around the midnight town till morning
 Wake up knowing that the jokes on you
 The saddest thing of all is the inside
 The inside of an empty glass of wine
 Cause' even though the glass is clear and shining
 All I see's this empty heart of mine
 Take me to the border gonna leave it all behind
 Lord it's been a long time since I had a piece of mind
 Take me to the Southern town where all the weather is fine
 Lord it's been a while now since he ain't been on my mind
 Take me to the border gonna leave it all behind
 Lord it's been a long time since I had a piece of mind
 Take me to the Southern town where all the weather is fine
 Lord it's been a while now since he ain't been on my mind
 Take me to the border gonna leave it all behind
 Lord it's been a long time since I had a piece of mind
 Take me to the Southern town where all the weather is fine
 Lord it's been a while now since he ain't been on my mind