I Used To Be a Country Singer

[Verse 1]
I was sittin' in my hotel room
Strummin' my old guitar
Not much to do when you're far away
Playin' some smokey bar
I was feelin' a little empty
And feelin' a little blue
When the maid came in and asked me
If she could do my room

[Verse 2]
I put down my old guitar
And she gave me a smile
She had a crusty voice and a drinker's look
But she had a friendly style
She dusted my room and made my bed
And she talked of days gone by
She spoke of when she wooed the men
A tear came to her eye

[Chorus]
And she said
I used to be a country singer
I could sing a mean Patsy Cline
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine

[Verse 3]
She told me that her husband died
And her son was overseas
I could tell by her eyes and her broken smile
She was lonely just like me
She asked me if I'd listen to
A tape of when she was young
She said I can't sing now, I forgot the words
And my voice is almost gone

[Chorus]
She said
I used to be a country singer
I could sing a mean Patsy Cline
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine

[Verse 4]
Oh, I cried inside but I couldn't tell
If it was for her or for me
So I grabbed my axe and we sang a song
In two-part harmony
Ever since that day when I'm feelin' down
And I can't find a happy tune
I just think if that maid and the feeling she gave
When she came to clean my room

[Chorus]
And she said
I used to be a country singer
I could sing a mean Patsy Cline
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine
I used to be a country singer
I could sing a mean Patsy Cline
My husband he could yodel like Wilf Carter
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine
Kitty Wells was a real good friend of mine