appalachian dust from the horse that she was riding made it hard to see her through the tepid summer air i wore my finest derby hat to gather her attention and i wanted nothing more than to follow her somewhere it took her near a year to break the shackles of a past love i said she d never hurt as long as she s with me from a cold winter wall to a springtime window there is warm hearts living where you s never think they d be oh lord let me die first i can t be without her i hope i never live to see her casket lined with lace she deserves to thrive on this earth a little longer if you need another worker you can take me in her place i heard the people talk about a girl thrown from her horse down from the saddle in a terrible display and the blood it stained the dirt and the dirt it skinned the girl and the girl they didn t think that she would live another day oh lord let me die first i can t be without her i hope i never live to see her casket lined with lace she deserves to thrive on this earth a little longer if you need another worker you can take me in her place she deserves to thrive on this earth a little longer if you need another worker you can take me in her place lord let me die first i can t be without her i hope i never live to see her casket lined with lace she deserves to thrive on this earth a little longer if you need another worker you can take me in her place lord let me die first lord let me die first