Cold Lonesome Morning

One of these cold lonesome mornings, you're gonna kill me

I'm gonna lay there and I'm gonna die

You will soon give me pain enough to fill me

'Cause I'm gone past doin' any good to cry

And the warm sunshine is like a stranger

There's a cruel violation with the dawn

Lord, my pain can't stand illumination

And one of these cold lonesome mornings I'll be gone

One of these cold lonesome mornings, dark and early

Before a wild bird sings I'm gonna fly

While it's still dark and I'm still reachin' for you

I'll wake up and I can't cry

But I know my heart can't stand another tremor

Now it's holding together I don't know

But just before the dawning's first glimmer

One of these cold lonesome mornings I'm gonna go

Yes, one of these cold lonesome mornings you're gonna kill me

I'm gonna lay there and I'm gonna die

You will soon give me pain enough to fill me

And I'm gone past doin' any good to cry

And the warm sunshine is like a stranger

There's a cruel violation with the dawn

Lord, my pain can't stand illumination

And one of these cold lonesome mornings I'll be gone