Don't call my name out your window, I'm leavin' I won't even turn my head Don't send your kinfolks to give me no talkin' I'll be gone, like I said You'd say the same old thing that you been sayin' all along Lay there in your bed, keep your mouth shut 'til I'm gone Don't give me that old familiar cry 'n' cuss 'n' moan Understand your man I'm tired of your bad mouthin' Understand your man You can give my other suit to the salvation army
And ev'rything else I leave behind I ain't takin' nothin that'll slow down my travelin' While I'm untanglin' my mind I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter Then you'll understand your man Meditate on it Understand your man D'ya hear me talkin' Understand your man Remember what I told ya Understand your man . . .