i got whiskey to keep me warm when the sun goes down and this godforsaken honky tonk ain t likely to run out so won t you come on home and save me stop me before i drown because i m no good pretty mama when you re not around and there s women in this town whispering in my ear saying things a man in my condition likes to hear so won t you come on home and stop me before i step on out cause i m no good pretty mama when you re not around well i m helpless when i m tempted and i m headed straight for hell oh i ve got no resistance the devil knows me well so won t you come on home sweet darling oh lord i need you now because i m no good pretty mama when you re not around now there s a southbound calling me further down the track and if i get on board that train well i m never coming back so won t you meet me at the station tie my boot heels down because i m no good pretty mama when you re not around no i m no good pretty mama when you re not around