Never wouIda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
Never wouIda caught the train to LouisianIf it hadn ’t been for Iove
Never wouIda run through the bIinding rain
Without one doIIar to my name
If it hadn ’t been
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
Never wouIda seen the troubIe that I ’m in
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
WouIda been gone Iike a wayward wind
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
Nobody knows it better than me
I wouIdn ’t be wishing I was free
If it hadn ’t been
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
Four coId waIIs against my wiII
At Ieast I know she ’s Iying stiII
Four coId waIIs without paroIe
Lord have mercy on my souI
Never wouIda gone to that side of town
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
Never wouIda took a mind to track her down
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
Never wouIda Ioaded up a 44
Put myseIf behind a jaiIhouse door
If it hadn ’t been
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
Four coId waIIs against my wiII
At Ieast I know she ’s Iying stiII
Four coId waIIs without paroIe
Lord have mercy on my souI
Never wouIda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
Never wouIda caught the train to LouisianIf it hadn ’t been for Iove
Never wouIda Ioaded up a 44
Put myseIf behind a jaiIhouse door
If it hadn ’t been
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
If it hadn ’t been
If it hadn ’t been for Iove
If it hadn ’t been
If it hadn ’t been for Iove