It's hard to love somebody and leave her all the time   It's hard to be a friend, easy to be unkind   You treat me like a stranger and I can understand   'Cause you're a lonely woman and I'm a travelin' man, well      Lookin' through the window, I saw you wave goodbye   I tried to raise a smile, all I could do was cry   A man needs a woman to stand by his side   And I need you to keep me satisfied      Well, I hate to see you cry, wipe the water from your eye   I'd love to hear you say, you need me anyway   There's one thing you should know   I hate to see, hate to see you go      Well, if you ever leave me, I'll be the one to blame   But I never gambled to play a losin' game   My cards are on the table, I ain't a cheatin' man   I'm livin' for your lovin', I hope you understand      Well, I hate to see you cry, wipe the water from your eye   I'd love to hear you say, you need me anyway   There's one thing you should know   I hate to see, hate to see you go      All the miles between us, you and I   All the lonely nights we sat and cried   Too many to replace and it's too hard to erase   I don't know what to do, well I don't know what to do, no      Lookin' through the window, I saw you wave goodbye   I tried to raise a smile, all I could do was cry   A man needs a woman, I want you to know   Well, I need you, I hate to see you go