You ran crying to the bedroom, I ran off to the bar
Till you’ve lived through the stories that old man just told me
And he said, "Son, I know what you’re going through"
You don’t know about sadness till you've faced life alone
And you don’t know about sadness till you’ve faced life alone
Sometimes a man is such a fool
Then that old man sat down beside me and looked me in the eye
You don’t know about lonely till it’s chiseled in stone
And I sat there feeling sorry for myself
You don’t know about lonely till it's chiseled in stone
So, I brought these pretty flowers hoping you would understand
Showed me I ain’t nothing without you
Songwriters: Max Duane Barnes, Vernon Gosdin
That you got some one to go home to
You don’t know about lonely till it’s chiseled in stone
Till you’ve lived through the stories that still living in me
The words we spoke in anger just tore my world apart
Publisher: SONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC
You ought-a get down on your knees and thank your lucky stars
You don’t know about lonely or how long the nights can be
Those golden words of wisdom from the heart of that old man
You don’t know about lonely or how long the nights can be
Another peace of Heaven gone to Hell