price peverett knee trembler music ascap it s hard to love somebody and leave her all the time it s hard to be a friend easy to be unkind you treat me like a stranger and i can understand cause you re a lonely woman and i m a travelin man well lookin through the window i saw you wave goodbye i tried to raise a smile all i could do was cry a man needs a woman to stand by his side and i need you to keep me satisfied well i hate to see you cry wipe the water from your eye i d love to hear you say you need me anyway there s one thing you should know i hate to see hate to see you go well if you ever leave me i ll be the one to blame but i never gambled to play a losin game my cards are on the table i ain t a cheatin man i m livin for your lovin i hope you understand well i hate to see you cry wipe the water from your eye i d love to hear you say you need me anyway there s one thing you should know i hate to see hate to see you go all the miles between us you and i all the lonely nights we sat and cried too many to replace and it s too hard to erase i don t know what to do well i don t know what to do no woo lookin through the window i saw you wave goodbye i tried to raise a smile all i could do was cry a man needs a woman i want you to know well i need you i hate to see you go