I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die ... Oh Lord! And then I jumped in the river, but the river was dry. He's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue. I had me a man who couldn't be true. He made me for my money and she made me blue. A woman needs a man that he can lean on, But my leanin' post is done left and gone. He's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue. I'm gonna find me a river, one that's cold as ice. And when I find me that river, Lord I'm gonna pay the price, Oh Lord! I'm goin' down in it three times, but Lord I'm only comin up twice. He's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue. He told me on Sunday he was checkin' me out; Long about Monday he was nowhere about. And here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news. I got them gone but not forgotten blues. He's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue.

I was sitting at a coffee shop And a conversation that I overheard Inadvertently, it got me reminiscing about her I always say that You oughta know that love keeps coming back There's never closure, it's never closure As luck would have it, she just called me back Here's what I told her, this what I told her You know I feel alone some nights I still think of having you over It's something about these lonesome nights Makes me feel like having you over And if you run a little late Girl, I can relate, it's on you And if you run a little late I'll just be here waiting on you Then she started bringing up the past I was ducking and dodging her accusations But I couldn't last My excuses weren't a match for her actual facts So then I said, "Everyone deserves a second chance It's never closure, there's never closure And if it was a different circumstance We could be closer, I think we'd be closer" You know I feel alone some nights I still think of having you over It's something about these lonesome nights Makes me feel like having you over And if you run a little late Girl, I can relate, it's on you And if you run a little late I'll just be here waiting on you Now it's half past three, you ain't here with me And I kept the door open since 11:30 I should've looked for a sign, read between the lines But I struggle sometimes And I don't know why You know I feel alone some nights I still think of having you over It's something about these lonesome nights Makes me feel like having you over Never wanted to see you go Never wanted this to be over Never wanted to see you go Never wanted this to be over Never wanted to see you go Never wanted this to be over Never wanted to see you go Never wanted this to be over