Isabel

Let me tell the tale of Isabel, a boy that she loved so

And that cheatin' man that they let go

He would come home when the sun would rise if he ever came at all

And he'd tell a story tall, tall, tall

Well she's gonna wait all night, she's a faithful wife

And her man is doing wrong, wrong, wrong

I can see that you've been cryin' by the dampness of your face

For a moment let me plead my case

I was booked for drunk-in-public and on six or seven counts

Of loitering and my missed doubts

Well I pled and I pled and every word that I said

Made that old judge just hate me more

And I sat next to a crazy man, tellin' tales of Vietnam

And he wouldn't leave my ears alone

Well I tried and I tried, and I cried and I cried

But that old guard won't let me go

And I stood there thinkin' in my cell about my boy and Isabel

And how I'm gonna change my life

Well I got a call from Misses Long, she told me that you done me wrong

This boy and me are long, long gone

She saw you with that girl again; the one you said was just a friend

This friend of yours is half your age

Well I'm gonna wait all night, 'cause I'm a faithful wife

And this boy and me are long, long gone

And she sat there with the coldest stare as the truth was folded in her hair

Her foot went through that hardwood floor

Well I know when you lie; I can see it in your eyes

You looked surprised when I'd knew where you'd gone