girl i hate to hang out out to dry with a bleeding heart and broken home but i dropped this line to say goodbye you should have saw it comin guess i was born for runnin and i can t pay the debts i owe there s many a man lookin for me i keep a pistol under my pillow feel i m goin crazy i ve been good for nothin lately oh and when i m gone i hope you mention my name i hope you care about the man after you place the blame let our years turn to gold and never wither away and be forgotten i don t wanna be forgotten tell our boys that i m real proud i watched em grow up tough as nails an there ll be no cryin allowed they ll know what to do i m sure they ll take good care of you kiss my baby girl goodbye i m sure she ll miss me most of all i can t bare the thought of the tears she ll cry she s so sweet and tender lord i pray she will remember oh and when i m gone i hope you ll mention my name i hope you care about the man after you place the blame let our years turn to gold and never wither away and be forgotten i don t wanna be forgotten i m takin the pick up truck but i left a little bit of money no it ain t to much but it ll get you through the month ahead i left my browning rifle and the old guitar my daddy gave me put em up and pass em down yeah they re all i have to give and maybe one day you can give em to my grandkids  i know its been hard lovin me you ve taken the scars and worn em well and you d starve yourself to feed this family i m sick and shameful i m leavin an angel