Willie ain't you ever coming home Today's when you're away much too long The birds even sing a saddest song since you're gone Willie ain't you ever coming home My eyes grow tired from looking out the window But my heart won't beat up the other way I watch the gate swing in the wind It's gonna fall the hinges are broken Willie ain't you ever coming home Well I realize the man in you just has to roam But the woman in me need the man in you at home I can take the bad times Willie but I can't go on alone Willie ain't you ever coming home