My father told me, "Always be strong, son
Don't you ever cry
You find the pretty girls and then you love them
And you say goodbye"I never dreamed that you would leave me
But now you're gone, gone, gone
I never dreamed that I would miss you
Woman won't you come back home, back homeI never dreamed that you could hurt me
And leave me blue
I've had a thousand maiden women
But never one like youI never dreamed I could feel so empty
But now I'm down, down, down
I never dreamed that I would beg you
Woman I need you now, I need you nowIt seems to me that I took your love for granted, oh, oh yeah
Feels to me that this time I was wrong, so wrong
Oh, Lord, now I feel so lonely, yeah
Woman, won't you come back homeI tried to do what my father taught me
But I think he knew
Someday that I would find
One woman like youI never dreamed that it could feel so good, Lord
That two could be one
I never knew about sweet love, Lord
Woman won't you come back home, back home