Lyrics

Raylene
© 2009 Will Stanley

Raylene, don't you know that I am praying
Though disappointed you'll be staying
Right here by my side.

I know a lover, who can't perform beneath the covers,
And never makes you shudder
Won't keep you satisfied.

In that far off war, I lost both a leg and arm
And so much more, but the real true harm
And the biggest cost,
Was the love that's been lost.

Sweetheart, you promised me that we would not part
Now all I've got to offer is a purple heart
And I'm afraid your love has died

Instrumental

Raylene, you wonder why I'm always praying,
But I'm afraid you've started straying
And that would crush my tattered pride

I thought you'd be glad, I wasn't killed
And I assumed that you'd, be thrilled,
But instead I sense, you've moved on
And soon you'll be gone.

So Raylene, I know it's true that I am failing
To show you why you should be staying
I know you won't become my bride.

Raylene (repeat and fade)