Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down, Lord to follow me down Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down I used to sleep good at night with my good man holding me tight The only place I ever wanted to be Then one morning his arms let go for no reason that I know And I felt something died inside of me Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down, Lord to follow me down Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down, Lord to follow me down (Ain't nobody to follow me down) Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down (Ain't nobody to follow me down) Day and night for weeks on end took a bottle for my only friend Good intoxicating company I got so mean all the time, tryin' to please my troubled mind My friends don't come around to see about me Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down, Lord to follow me down Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down, Lord to follow me down (Ain't nobody to follow me down) Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down (Ain't nobody to follow me down) Drowned my sorrow far too long 'cause my good man did me wrong I ain't gonna move or make a sound Each bottle has gone empty Put me out of my misery Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down, Lord to follow me down Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down, Lord to follow me down (Ain't nobody to follow me down) Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down (Ain't nobody to follow me down) Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down, Lord to follow me down (Ain't nobody to follow me down) Ain't nobody in this world to follow me down (Ain't nobody to follow me down)