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 blindin 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 worse then when I was free If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love. (Chorus) Four cold walls against my will. At least I know she'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 miner tracker 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. If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love. (Chorus) Four cold walls against my will. At least I know she'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 for love.