Lyric Bus To Birmingham

(Jess Brown/Tony Lane)

She didn t see me see her cryin
As she sat there by the window
On a southbound Greyhound leavin town
The hardest thing I ve ever done
Was to walk away and let that woman go
Cause she came close to turnin me around
Now I know she missed her mama
Cause that s the kind of life she comes from
Ain t no kind of life I m ever gonna have
She said she d call me from the station
But I ll be gone before she gets there
And I ll see her every time I m lookin back

Heaven knows I ain t no angel
And I don t always do the right thing
And right now I know that she don t understand
But I ll sleep better knowin
The only thing I ever loved
Is on that bus to Birmingham

Tonight I ll slip back in the shadows
And I ll sip a glass of whiskey
And I ll try to keep from whisperin her name
But there s some highways I ain t driven
And there s some towns that I ain t lived in
And there s some times that I can t get out of the rain
And Lord I can t bear to break
Another promise that I made her
So I made out like I wanted her to go
And I m better off believin
That she s better off without me
Cause I don t want her to see me do her wrong

Heaven knows I ain t no angel
And I don t always do the right thing
And right now I know that she don t understand
But I ll sleep better knowin
The only thing I ever loved
Is on that bus to Birmingham

Heaven knows I don t always to the right thing
And right now I know that she don t understand
But I ll sleep better knowin
The only thing I ever loved
Is on that bus to Birmingham