Sittin' in this ol' honky tonk in Tulsa   Tryin' to drink her memory of my mind   If she only knew how much I loved her   She would be here by my side   It seems I spend a lot of time talkin' to myself   I even count the shadows on my wall   I guess there's a lesson to be learned in this   Never get so high that you can't take a fall      Chorus:   Now folks think I'm going crazy   Just because I've lost my mind   What will it take to ever save me   If I can leave the past behind      I wonder what she's doin' back in Tennessee   And do I even cross her mind   She's probably out with all of her old friends   Sippin' and toastin' on champaign and wine   Do you think that she ever speaks of me   Or do you think she even gives a damn   I know she would learn a lesson from all of this   If what goes up, must come down      Chorus      What will it take to ever save me   If I could leave the past behind   If I could leave the past behind   Folks think I'm going crazy   What's it gonna take to ever save me   If I could leave the past behind