Well, I walked all night long   Hearin' 'em church bells tone   Yes, I walked all night long   Listenin' to them church bells tone   Either someone needing mercy   Or maybe something I've done wrong      Well, your friends come by for you   I don't know what to say   Well, your friends come by for you   I don't know what to say   I just can't face up to tell 'em   Honey, you just went away      Well, children cry for mother   I tell them, "Mother took a trip"   Well, children cry for mother   I tell them, "Mother took a trip"   Well, I walk on pins and needles   I hope my tongue don't slip      Well, I gaze at passing strangers   In case I might see you   Yes, I gaze at passing strangers   In case I might see you   But this sun goes around the heavens   And another day just drives on through      Way out in the distance   I know you're with some other man   Way out in the distance   I know you're with some other man   But that's alright, baby   You know I always understand      Call girls in the doorway   All giving me the eye   Call girls in the doorway   All giving me the eye   But my heart's just not in it   I might as well pass right on by      My ears are ringin'   Ringin' like empty shells   My ears are ringin'   Ringin' like empty shells   Well, it can't be no guitar player   It must be convent bells