Well, it's a long, hot night   And the stars are shining kinda extra bright   Sitting on the back porch glidin'   Whetting my appetite         Well, I'm a six-pack high   Ans start missing the light of my baby's eyes   Wasn't it beautiful, the kind of a sould they said would never die         Well, ti's muggy in the shack   And the backwoods are black   'Cause the clouds hid the moon away   The light from my cigarette flickers in the dark   The only way she knows I'm here   Then suddenly the sounds of the fiddles and accordions   Sweetly begin to play and I can almost hear her seet voice say         Chorus:   Come on Joe, just count to ten   Pull yourself together again   And come on Joe, you gotta get hold of this mood you're in   Come on Joe, You gotta be strong   You're still young and life goea on to carry on   'Til we're together again         Hey, I know she's right   But it's hard to fight when you're hurtin' so   I tried to walk out of that door before but I just can't go   With the tears and the laughter in ever rafter in every room    Wasn't it beautiful   Wasn't it the kind of happiness and glow         Repeat Chorus         Come on Joe   Hey, come on Joe   To carry on 'til we're together again