Stand up straight and walk tall and proud
 If you want the world to sing your praise.
 Don't let 'em see you sweat,
 Don't let your eyes get wet,
 That's the way that I was raised.
 What would my mom and daddy say if they could see me now?
 You walked out and turned it all around.
 
 Since you been gone,
 I been drinkin just a little bit more.
 My buddies clear out
 When I walk in through the front that bar room door.
 They know what I want to talk about
 When I pull your tearstained pictures out.
 I've been crying, moaning, whining, groaning.
 Wishin you were back in these arms along again kind of feeling.
 
 Draw the curtains, pull down the shades, and turn the TV on.
 I can't stand for people to see me like this, but I hate being alone.
 I'm trying a new way of getting over you.
 I wish my friends were more sympathetic when I'm feeling blue.
 
 Cuz, since you been gone,
 I been drinkin just a little bit more.
 My buddies clear out
 When I walk in through the front that bar room door.
 They know what I want to talk about
 When I pull your tearstained pictures out.
 I've been crying, moaning, whining, groaning.
 Wishin you were back in these arms along again kind of feeling.
 
 Since you been gone,
 I been drinkin just a whole lot more.
 My buddies clear out
 When I walk in through the front that bar room door.
 They know what I want to talk about
 When I pull your tearstained pictures out.
 I've been crying, moaning, whining, groaning.
 Wishin you were back in these arms along again kind of feeling.
 
 Kind of crying, moaning, whining, groaning, wishing you were       back in these arms alone again kind of feeling.