I met you in the snow, the snow
And I thought I could never let you go
What once was new soon turned old, old
And I left you right out in the cold, the cold

Why did I leave you? Why did I go?
I cannot tell you, baby, 'cause I don't know
Please forgive me, run, run
Old hickory

The day I thought I saw the sun, the sun
And that is where it all begun, begun
It looked so close that I could touch, touch
But then it all got to be too much, too much
Oh, oh

Why did I leave you? Why did I go?
I cannot tell you, baby, 'cause I don't know
Please forgive me, run run
Old hickory