Wasting my time   A shadow on the riverbank   Watching my reflection go to sea      Wind in my hair   I could be most anywhere   But I do not care to know not where I stand      Baby, I've been lost without you   Since I don't have a place to call my home   Oh, my sweet baby, must I empty my heart?   Must I take what I can get and call it my own?   As long as I love my baby   I'm only lonely      She said not to call   Said it would be best for all concerned   If i just all but disappear      Well, she loves you best   And i love her nonetheless   So i just listen to the voice on the machine, singing      Baby, I've been lost without you   Since I don't have a place to call my home   Oh, my sweet baby, must I empty my heart?   Must I take what I can get and call it my own?   As long as I love my baby   I'm only lonely      Maybe one day she'll call me up and say   God damn you your baby's crying   And I'm lonely, come home      Maybe I'll find some guts someplace and drive up   And you'll be there playing on the porch and she'll   Just say baby, where you been?   And ain't your little man growing?      A pain in my mind   Just a shadow on the riverbank   Watching my reflection go to sea      Baby, I've been lost without you   Since I don't have a place to call my home   Oh, my sweet baby, must I empty my heart?   Must I take what I can get and make it my own?   As long as I love my baby   I'm only lonely