I never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham
If it hadn´t been for love
I never would have caught the train to Louisiana
If it hadn´t been for love
Never would have run through the blinding rain
Without one dollar to my name
If it hadn´t been, if it hadn´t been for love

I never would have seen the trouble that I´m in
If it hadn´t been for love
I would have been gone like a wayward wind
If it hadn´t been for love
Nobody knows it better than me
I wouldn´t be wishing I was free
If it hadn´t been, if it hadn´t been for love

Four cold walls against my will
At least I know he´s lying still
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul

Never would have gone to that side of town
If it hadn´t been for love
Never would have took a mind to track him down
If it hadn´t been for love.
I never would have loaded up a 44
Put myself behind a jail house door
If it hadn´t been, if it hadn´t been for love.

Four cold walls against my will.
At least I know he´s lying still.
Four cold walls without parole
Lord have mercy on my soul

I never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham
If it hadn´t been for love
I never would have caught the train to Louisiana
If it hadn´t been for love
I never would have loaded up a 44
Put myself behind a jail house door
If it hadn´t been, if it hadn´t been for love
If it hadn´t been, if it hadn´t been for love
If it hadn´t been, if it hadn´t been for love