Down south drinking, thinking how we had to part
Sinking right down to the bottom of a bottle and the dixie of my heart
Is telling me she'll never leave, she'll never leave my mind
Sitting here, fool on the barstool, drinking myself blind
There's a good moon on the rise but my heartstrings are out of tune
The stars were made to shine on us don't make me sad and blue
The stars were made to shine on us don't make me sad and blue
Feel like just lying in the gutter listening to old George Jones
Forgotten love, skull face rotten, drowning in a pool of sorrows
Left me lost and lonely, too, her heart's turned black and cold
Why I'm heavy drinking here, 'cause she's left me all alone
Where is she tonight, my love, my love I seek to find
My love is gone, the whiskey's gone, I'll love her till the end of time
In the dixie of my heart she lives even if she is long gone
May not ever see another day together but my love goes on and on