when I had a life to live
and there's no one to spend it with
But once there lived a man,
I had vowed to be his wife
I was taken by three lawmen
to a jail just out of town.
Though my lawyer tried on my behalf,
no witness could be found.
and I was there, convicted of a crime.
that I had been home all the time
Take me back, take me back
Take me back where I belong
Take me back, take me back,
take me back where I come from.
Though this cold has been
there's another yet to come.
He's the giver, he's the taker
Knowing as I talk with you
My future's looking black
With these last few words I ask you
Can't you please take me back?
Take me back, take me back,
take me back where I belong
Take me back, take me back,
take me back where I come from.
Now I feel approaching darkness
and my life before me flies.
the cloth around my eyes.
With no future now before me,
please take me to the place I want to go.
Take me back, take me back,
take me back where I belong
Take me back, take me back
Take me back where I belong
Take me back, take me back
Take me back where I belong
Take me back, take me back
Take me back where I belong
Take me back, take me back
Take me back where I belong you