i m feeling lank and lonesome and low and loose at both ends since you let me go i m out moanin the wind i ve got this feeling deep inside of me i ll never hope to defend feeling lank and lonesome and low and loose at both ends sleep is mostly accidental mostly just a real slow blink i ve got a faucet dripping all night long in a thought filled sink i feel like i m walkin in boots with only one heel well i seem to keep my balance but i come up short in the deep it s got me feeling lank and lonesome and low and loose at both ends since you let me go i m out moaning the wind i ve got this feeling deep inside of me i ll never hope to defend feeling lank and lonesome and low and loose at both ends i feel like some broke down cowboy s rope worn and frayed and so betrayed left hanging on a post it s got me feeling lank and lonesome and low and loose at both ends since you let me go i m out moaning the wind there s no single word in english to describe my lament so i m lank and lonesome and low and loose at both ends