Black Coffee (Album Version)

Black Coffee - Mary Stallings/Harry Edison

I'm feeling mighty lonesome

Haven't slept a wink

I walk the floor and watch the door

And in between I drink black coffee

Love's a hand me down brew

I'll never know a Sunday

In my weekday room

I'm talking to my shadows

From 1 o'clock to 4

And Lord

How slow the moments go

When all I do is pour black coffee

Since the blues caught my eye

I'm hanging out on Monday

My Sunday dreams to dry

Now a man is born to go a wonderin'

A woman's born to weep and fret

To stay home and tend her oven

And drown her past regrets

In coffee and cigarettes

I'm moody all the morning

And mourning all the night

In between it's nicotine

And not much heart to fight

Black coffee

Feelin' low as the ground

It's driving me crazy

This waiting for my baby

Waiting for my man to come around

Now a man is born to go a lovin'

A woman's born to weep and fret

To stay at home and tend her oven

And drown her past regrets

In coffee and cigarettes

I'm moody all the morning

And mourning all the night

And in between it's nicotine

And not much heart to fight

Black coffee

Feelin' low as the ground

It's driving me crazy

This waiting for my baby

Waiting for my man to come around

I'm feeling mighty lonesome

Haven't slept a wink

I'm feeling low down