Written by Steve Earle
Em G/F# G 2X Em G/F# G It doesn't get any lonelier than this C I believe my heart'll break G D Tonight I prayed I'd die before I wake Em G/F# G With every breath I'm tastin' your kiss C And it's sweet upon my tongue G G/F# Em Until the bitter tears fall one by one Em G/F# G Well, it doesn't get any lonelier than this C 'Cause I'm on this road alone G D My heartbeat ringin' like a hollow drum Em G/F# G I'm about as lonesome as a poor boy gets C And there's nothin' I can do G G/F# Em 'Cause it's dark out here and I can't find you Em G/F# G It doesn't get any lonelier than this Em G/F# G It doesn't get any lonelier than this C I'm as blue as blue can be G D Just an empty place where your love should be Em G/F# G I'm sick and tired of walkin' around like this C With my heart outside my skin G G/F# Em Scared to death we'll never touch again Em G/F# G It doesn't get any lonelier than this C And there's no place I can go G D Just the dusty corners that the shadows know Em G/F# G Maybe this is as good as it's gonna get C And I'll always be this way G G/F# Em I'll just wander this world callin' out your name Em G/F# G But it doesn't get any lonelier than this