i can't keep from crying, sometimes

i can't keep from crying sometimes

i can't keep from crying sometimes

oh momma she's dead and gone

and i know i'm all alone

i can't keep from crying sometimes

early in the morning

about the break of day

i fall down on my knees

i fall down and i pray

i think about my woman

my woman who's long gone

i can't keep from crying sometimes

i can't keep from crying sometimes

oh momma she's dead and gone

and i know i'm all alone

i can't keep from crying sometimes

later in the evening

i watch the sun go down

i think about my woman

but my woman lord she ain't around

my heart is filled with sadness

and my eyes are filled with tears

i can't keep from crying sometimes

i can't keep from crying sometimes

oh momma she's dead and gone

and i know i'm all alone

i can't keep from crying sometimes