Ring ring, the telephone I will sing Songs on receiver Dying to hear you speak When I'm gone you'll fade Too long Speak, speak Soft and sweet Love me in whispers Lonely ears of mine Aching on Southern sky grows cold at night And I ain't gonna see you baby for some time Dust settles down Dusky haze of a cloud Yeah, the moon's still floating like a memory Lover at loss They done tore down the cross Found you resurrecting Catching coins we toss This ain't meant to be As far as I see Sometimes lives are ascending Never looked like they could be, oh If I die in my sleep at least I'd die peacefully Oh, if we die tomorrow At least we'd die happily, oh Because this world's gonna dolly As I watch it all fade from me This whole world's burned, so dolly on Dolly, dolly Compared to you and me Southern sky grows cold at night And I ain't gonna see you baby for some time Dust settles down Dusky haze of a cloud Moon's still flowing like a memory Lover at loss They done tore down the cross Found you resurrecting Catching coins we tossed This ain't meant to be As far as I see No, this ain't meant to be As far as I see Oh, this ain't meant to be As far as I see Oh, this ain't to be As far as I see Oh, this ain't to be As far as I see Dust settles down Dusky haze of a cloud The moon's still floating like a memory Lover at loss They done tore down the cross Found you resurrecting Catching coins we tossed This ain't meant to be As far as I see No, this ain't meant to be As far as I see