I was standing at the water's edge Wondering how it felt drown Rather you tie me to cinder block And send me on my way down Then to tell me that I've lost my love And have to say goodbye My sun rises and sets in her eyes And I know, lord I know, deep inside I might as well die, might as well put me in the ground and say your goodbye In the sweet by and by, Lord knows if I can't have her love, I might as well die She held the key that opened up my cell She sat me free and cared for me She never asked about the scars I bore Or the places I had seen So find yourself a firing squad And a tall oak tree If you can't see well enough to shoot me down String me up, swing me high and set me free Cause I might as well die, might as well put me in the ground and say your goodbye In the sweet by and by, Lord knows if I can't have her love, I might as well die I might as well die, might as well put me in the ground and say your goodbye In the sweet by and by, Lord knows if I can't have her love, I might as well die So I might as well die, might as well put me in the ground and say your goodbye In the sweet by and by, Lord knows if I can't have her love, I might as well die