| The house is cold; the rent’s not paid |
| My shoes won’t tie, and my bed’s not made |
| I hum a tune, and I hate it so |
| I lay down on the kitchen floor |
| I pull the shade and close my eye |
| Dream of a perfect alibi |
| Adelaide, are you coming back to me? |
| Just like a stranger I left behind |
| Somewhere lost in the Georgia pine |
| Never close, but always near |
| The loudest cry I could not hear |
| You crossed the river, you found at last |
| On a bridge you built from a broken past |
| Adelaide, are you coming back to me? |
| Adelaide, hear me call your name |
| I’m so ashamed, Adelaide |
| That I learned how to love, and I learned how to pray |
| On the day that he came and took you away |
| The house is cold; the rent’s not paid |
| My shoes won’t tie, and my bed’s not made |
| I hum a tune, and I hate it so |
| I lay down on the kitchen floor |
| I pull the shade and close my eyes |
| Dream of a perfect alibi |
| Adelaide, when are you coming back to me? |
| Adelaide, hear me call your name |
| I’m so ashamed, Adelaide |
| That I learned how to love, and I learned how to pray |
| On the day that he came and took you away |
| Oh, Adelaide |
| You just got to have |
| Just a little bit, of understanding this time |
| Cause I love you |
| Hear me crying Adelaide, Adelaide |
| Hear me crying Adelaide, Adelaide |
| Are you coming back to me? |
| You coming back? |
| Are you coming back to me? |
| Adelaide, are you coming back? |