Close friends have gathered
Lord, ain't a shame
Breathing together
And sharing of her name
Ooh, when she was dying
Lord, we let her down
There's no use in crying
It can't help her now
The party is over
Drink up and go on home
It's too late to love her
I'll leave her alone, yeah
She was just someone
Just someone so far from home
Whose life was so lonesome
She died all alone
She dreamed pretty dreams
That never came true
Lord, why was she born?
So black and so blue, ooh yeah
Lord, why was she born? Yeah
So black and blue, oh yeah