Never would have hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to Louisiana
If it hadn't been for loveNever woulda run through the blindin' rain
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for loveNever woulda seen the trouble that I'm in
If it hadn't been for love
Woulda been gone like a wayward wind
If it hadn't been for loveNobody knows it better than me
I wouldn't be wishing I was free
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for loveFour cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soulNever woulda gone to that side of town
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda took a mind to track him down
If it hadn't been for loveNever woulda loaded up a forty four
Put myself behind a jail house door
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for loveFour cold walls against my will
At least I know he's lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soulNever woulda hitch hiked to Birmingham
If it hadn't been for love
Never woulda caught the train to LouisianaIf it hadn't been for loveNever woulda loaded up a forty four
Put myself behind a jail house door
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love
If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love