Johnny Cash
"Cold Lonesome Morning" lyrics

Cold Lonesome Morning

One of these cold lonesome mornings
You're gonna kill me
I'm gonna lay there
And I'm gonna die
You will soon give me pain
Enough to fill me
Cause I'm gone past doing
Any good to cry

And the warm sunshine
Is like a stranger
There's a cruel violation
With the dawn
Lord, my pain can't stand
Illumination
And one of these cold lonesome mornings
I'll be gone

One of these cold lonesome mornings
Dark and early
Before a wild bird sings
I'm gonna fly
While it's still dark
And I'm still reaching for you
I'll wake up
And I can't cry

But I know my heart can't stand
Another tremor
How it's holding together
I don't know
But just before the dawning's
First glimmer
One of these cold lonesome mornings
I'm gonna go

Yes, one of these cold lonesome mornings
You're gonna kill me
I'm gonna lay there
And I'm gonna die
You will soon give me pain
Enough to fill me
And I'm gone past doing
Any good to cry

And the warm sunshine
Is like a stranger
There's a cruel violation
With the dawn
Lord, my pain can't stand
Illumination
And one of these cold lonesome mornings
I'll be gone

Authors: Johnny Cash