I must thank lord
In my hour of need
Ive given way to a better man
But I aint been free
To push the hour here
In this soul of mine
Ive burned my bridges
And Im satisfied

The preachers due here
In an hour or so
To give me reasons for
The things I know
I might have been careless and i
I might have been blind
If Im the guilty, Im satisfied

Oh woman, why did you
Do me wrong?
Sending me down and
I just cant get along
When daybreak comes and
Ive reached the end of the line
I have a right to live
And Im left to die

It all seems so hazy now
It seems so long ago
She hid the things shed done
Or things I should know
What was I to do for
The hurting here inside
I kill for love but the ...

I have a right to live
When Im left to die
Oh, woman
I have a right to live ...