Oh, I woke up this morning A long before the dawn I stumbled to the kitchen And put some coffee on The house was deathly quiet I knew something was wrong Then suddenly it dawned on me The cold gray light of gone No, there's nothin' quite as lonely As the cold gray light of gone When waking up and findin' out She's never comin' home And the note that said it's over Lord, it chills me to the bone No, there's nothin' quite as lonely As the cold gray light of gone Oh, I sat and cried for hours And I tried to clear my head I even went and laid back down On her side of the bed Her perfume lingered on the sheets Our love once laid upon Her memory's destroying me In the cold gray light of gone No, there's nothin' quite as lonely As the cold gray light of gone When waking up and findin' out She's never comin' home And the note that said it's over Lord, it chills me to the bone No, there's nothin' quite as lonely As the cold gray light of gone No, there's nothin' quite as lonely As the cold gray light of gone When waking up and findin' out She's never comin' home And the note that said it's over Lord, it chills me to the bone No, there's nothin' quite as lonely As the cold gray light of gone No, there's nothin' quite as lonely As the cold gray light of gone