Let me tell you a story
From the marrow of my bones
Let me tell you a story
That'll teach you how to roam
Let me tell you a story
But you ain't ever coming home
Let me tell you a story
Hope you like being alone

And I've been down that road
I'm all you need I'm all she wrote
And come the night it gets so cold
But I'm all you need, baby, I'm all she wrote

Let me give you a reason
For wanting not to die
Let me give you a reason
For knowing how to cry
Let me give you a reason
That's gonna make you try
Oh, let me give you a reason
And brother that's why I no lie

I've been down that road
I'm all you need I'm all she wrote
And I ain't taking names
Got no time for players, got no time for games

Let me show you the truth
It's right there in your shaking hands
Let me show you the truth
Of this here promised land
Let me show you the truth
It's all that you command
Let me show you the truth
Of the fortune and the damned

And I've been down that road
I'm all you need I'm all she wrote
And come the night it gets so cold
But I'm all you need, baby, I'm all she wrote