x2 Twenty seven days Ive been out on the road Im a nervous wreck I gotta get back home Theres a young bride waiting for me all alone Lord how she misses me I can see her sittin in the kitchen chair In a cotton dress with her long black hair But a woman aint pretty if a man aint there Like I cant afford to be Its a shame its a shame She wont be the one to blame Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world Is the heart of a lonely girl Like a red-tail fox to a blue tick hound Shes the hottest thing for miles around All them other boys in our hometown Got tricks hid up their sleeves Now it aint her that I dont trust Shes pretty and pure as diamond dust But lonesome is this lonesome girl She cant help what she needs Its a shame its a shame She wont be the one to blame Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world Is the heart of a lonely girl The heart of a lonely girl The heart of a lonely girl Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world Is the heart of a lonely girl Solo: (same as chorus)x2 Daddy was a rambler just like me I guess the apple dont fall too far from the tree When I ask why momma had to Go that day Well he dont know and she wont say Its a shame its a shame She wont be the one to blame Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world Is the heart of a lonely girl Its a shame its a shame She wont be the one to blame Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world Is the heart of a lonely girl Oh the hurtinest thing in the whole wide world Is the heart of a lonely girl x2