My father told me always be strong son Don't you ever cry You find the pretty girls and then you love them Then you say goodbye I never dreamed that you would leave me But now you're gone I never dreamed that I would miss you Woman won't you come back home I never dreamed that you could hurt me And leave me blue I've had a thousand, maybe more But never one like you I never dreamed I could feel so empty But now I'm down I never dreamed that I would beg you Woman I need you now It seems to me I took your love for granted It feels to me that this time I was wrong, so wrong Oh, Lord, now I feel so lonely I say: Woman, won't you come back home? I tried to do what my father taught me But I think he knew Someday that I would find one woman like you I never dreamed that it could feel so good, lord That two could be one I never knew about sweet love, lord So woman won't you come back home Oh, baby, won't you come back home