END OF ME
(Jerry Chesnut)


Billie Jo Spears - 1977
Tommy Cash - 1993



I've seen the lightning flashing and I've heard the thunder roar
And I believe an earthquake can shake the ocean floor
I've watched a baby robin test its wings then fly away
But I never dreamed I'd live to see the today

I never dreamed you'd ever leave me
I can't believe you'd really go
And I'd have laughed right in the face
Of anyone who told me so

Can this be some game you're playin'
I keep prayin', oh, let it be
Take me in your arms and tell me
This is not the end of me

I've known the pain of motherhood, oh, but I can't recall the hurt
And I've seen women worship men who treated them like dirt
I've told myself it's just a dream, and dreams can do no harm
Oh, if only I could wake up in your arms

I never dreamed you'd ever leave me
I can't believe you'd really go
And I'd have laughed right in the face
Of anyone who told me so

Can this be some game you're playin'
I keep prayin', oh, let it be
Take me in your arms and tell me
This is not the end of me



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2018)