If you wanna go and leave your man Go on, I'll understand But then the night gets dark, all is still You'll pray for me, I know you will Hard row to hoe all by yourself When you hit the city it swallow you whole You got no friends darlin' to satisfy your soul And then the sidewalk ends, lights are red Say to yourself, "Better off dead" Hard row to hoe all by yourself, yeah Walk out on me, walk out on him You need no man to do you in But if the night gets dark, all is still I'll pray for you, you know I will Hard row to hoe all by yourself All by yourself, all by yourself, all by yourself Hey