her close friends have gathered lord ain t it a shame grievin together sharin the blame but when she was dyin lord we let her down there s no use cryin it can t help her now the party s all over drink up and go home it s too late to love her and leave her alone just say she was someone lord so far from home whose life was so lonesome she died all alone who dreamed pretty dreams that never came true lord why was she born so black and blue oh why was she born so black and blue