Well, I was standing on a corner
At a flat-ironed building in Nashville, North Carolina
Waiting for a woman that was putting me down
And leaving me way behind and the wind was cold, the wind blew coldI walked around the corner
To have a cup of coffee and I met a good buddy instead
We both crossed the river for a shot of white lightning
And it moves me out of my head and the wind was cold, the wind blew coldI can't forget that lonesome day
Nothing seemed to go my way
I got put down by the woman I love
And the wind blew cold, Lord, Lord, the wind blew coldStarted walking and I thumbed across
The Hotspring Mountains there in Knoxville, Tennessee
I hear a freight train was a-landing before the wind blow
And no one talking to me and the wind was cold, the wind blew coldA couple of fellows and a lot truck moving
Took me to the Tennessee line
We got to talking and a-drinking over troubles
On a bottle of homemade wine and the wind was cold, the wind blew coldI can't forget that lonesome day
Nothing seemed to go my way
I got put down by the woman I live
And the wind blew cold, Lord, Lord, the wind blew coldAnd the wind blew cold
Lord, Lord, the wind blew cold