Cocaine flame in my bloodstream   Sold my coat when I hit Spokane   Bought myself a hard pack of cigarettes   In the early mornin' rain      Lately my hands they don't feel like mine   My eyes been stung with dust and blind   Held you in my arms one time   Lost you just the same      Jolene, I ain't about to go straight, it's too late   I found myself face down in a ditch   Booze in my hair, blood on my lips   A picture of you holding a picture of me   In the pocket of my blue jeans      Still don't know what love means   Still don't know what love means   Jolene, Jolene      Been so long since I seen your face   Felt a part of this human race   I've been living out of this   Here suitcase for way too long      Man needs something he can hold onto   Nine pound hammer or a woman like you   Either one of them things will do      Jolene, I ain't about to go straight, it's too late   I found myself face down in a ditch   Booze in my hair, blood on my lips   A picture of you holding a picture of me   In the pocket of my blue jeans      Still don't know what love means   Still don't know what love means   Jolene, Jolene, Jolene