(Dolly Parton/Porter Wagoner) Oh, the pain of loving you Oh, the misery I go through Never knowing what to do Oh, the pain of loving you You just
I can't quit her She got a hold on me She got her hand on my soul I can't quit her 'Cause I see her face everywhere I go In the city streets, in the
(Jean Ritchie) Oh have you seen my dear companion For he was all this world to me I hear he's gone to come far country And that he cares no more for
Those memories of you still haunt me Every night when I lay down I'll always love you, little darling Until the day they lay me down In dreams of you
You say tomorrow you're going It's so hard for me to believe I'm making plans for the heartaches 'Cause you're making plans to leave The tears for me
Tempted and tried, we're oft made to wonder Why it should be thus all the day long While there are others living about us Never molested though in the
Dearest sister do not weep Take his letters and his locket Place them gently on my heart But this golden ring that he gave me From my finger never part
I cried for us I'll take my share but I'll be fair There's not much stuff Easy enough And if you choose I'll break the news This part is tough,
(Dolly Parton) The hills were alive with wildflowers And I was as wild, even wilder than they For at least I could run, they just died in the sun
They say a woman's a fool for weeping A fool to break her own heart But I can't hold the secret I'm keeping I'm breaking apart Can't seem to mind my
