Don't call my name out your window I'm leaving
I won't even turn my h ead
D on't send your kin folks to g ive me no talkin'
I 'll be gone like I s aid
You'd s ay the same old things that you've been s aying all along
L ay there in your bed and keep your mouth shut 'til I'm gone
D on't give me that old familiar c ryin' cussin' moan
U nders tand your m an (I'm tired of your b admouthin')
U nders tand your m an.
You can give my other suits to the Salvation Army
And everything else I leave behind.
I ain't takin' nothing that'll slow down my travelin'
While I'm untanglin' my mind.
I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore
While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before
I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter
Then you'll understand your man (meditate on it)
Understand your man (you hear me talkin')
Understand your man (remember what I told ya)