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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vern Gosdin
Vern Gosdin
Vocals
Mark Casstevens
Mark Casstevens
Acoustic Guitar
Billy Sanford
Billy Sanford
Electric Guitar
Sonny Garrish
Sonny Garrish
Steel Guitar
Jim Vest
Jim Vest
Steel Guitar
Jerry Kroon
Jerry Kroon
Drums
Bob Wray
Bob Wray
Bass Guitar
Hoot Hester
Hoot Hester
Fiddle
Ron Oates
Ron Oates
Keyboards
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Vern Gosdin
Vern Gosdin
Songwriter
Max D. Barnes
Max D. Barnes
Songwriter
Ron Oates
Ron Oates
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Montgomery
Bob Montgomery
Producer
Pat McMakin
Pat McMakin
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You ran cryin' to the bedroom, I ran off to the bar
Another piece of heaven gone to hell
The words we spoke in anger just tore my world apart
And I sat there feelin' sorry for myself
[Verse 2]
Then that old man sat down beside me and looked me in the eye
And he said, "Son, I know what you're goin' through
You oughta get down on your knees and thank your lucky stars
That you've got someone to go home to"
[Chorus]
You don't know about lonely
Or how long nights can be
Till you've lived through the story
That's still livin' in me
You don't know about sadness
Till you've faced life alone
You don't know about lonely
Till it's chiseled in stone
[Verse 3]
So I brought these pretty flowers, hoping you would understand
Sometimes a man is such a fool
Those golden words of wisdom from the heart of that old man
Showed me I ain't nothin' without you
[Chorus]
You don't know about lonely
Or how long nights can be
Till you've lived through the story
That old man just told me
And you don't know about sadness
Till you've faced life half alone
You don't know about lonely
Till it's chiseled in stone
[Outro]
You don't know about lonely
Till it's chiseled in stone
Written by: Max D. Barnes, Ron Oates, Vern Gosdin
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