The wind blew cold on that mountain   On the night that I was made   Pale moonlight poured on that cabin   As shadows danced to a hoot owl's serenade      When that fire burned down to ashes   Daddy stared out the window pane   Momma knew without askin'   Her travelin' man had no plans to stay   And his gypsy blood's a rushin' through my veins      I came out cryin', wailin' like an old freight train   Nurse tried to hold me but I just pushed her away   Momma took to prayin', doc said, "He can't be saved   Ma'am your baby boy's heart's already broken"   I was born lonesome      So girl try to forgive me   If your goodbye don't send tears down my face   Whether you leave me tonight or stay here with me   I'll wake up feeling empty either way   I'm at the mercy of my DNA      I came out cryin', wailin' like an old freight train   Nurse tried to hold me but I just pushed her away   Momma took to prayin', doc said, "He can't be saved   Ma'am your baby boy's heart's already broken"   I was born lonesome      Came out cryin', like an old freight train   Nurse tried to hold me, I pushed her away   Momma took to prayin', doc said, "He can't be saved"   See girl, you can't break a heart already broken   I was born lonesome      No girl, you can't break a heart already broken   I was born lonesome