Put your loving arms around me
And lay down by my side
And forget the ugly things I said
'Cause I said them out of pride
All your tears, they have dissolved me
Now I don't want to fight
Oh, what looked so wrong a moment before
But just now it feels so right
I have been this way so long now
'Til it looks like I will never change
I'm a long, lonesome stranger
And a shotgun and wild
I'm a soul-tortured soldier
With a wife and a child
So I'll take all the chances that I can
Oh, I know I broke my promise
And it's always the same thing
Why, it never even slowed me down
This little golden ring
But I've had my fill of empty love
And the ring's still shining bright
Oh, what looked so wrong a moment before
But just now it feels so right
Yeah, what looked so wrong a moment before
But just now it feels so right
Ooh-ooh, oh