Hey Mannie, come back again
I wish you'd quit your wandering
The Black-eyed Susan's all in bloom
I've left the light on outside your room
Come back, come back
We were just two kids alone
Throwing horseshoes, skipping stones
Oh lord, Mannie, come back

Mannie, make me understand
Somebody said you've been on the lam
You've been running wild since the age of ten
God knows what sort of mess you're in
Come back, come back
They say you robbed a man in Pleasant Ridge
I don't believe a word of it
Oh lord, Mannie, come back


Say, Mannie, come back again
You don't know how your mama's been
It ain't like it used to be
She hardly says a word to me
Come back, come back
I wish she loved me like you
She's worried sick 'bout the things you do
Oh lord, Mannie, come back

Mannie, if you only knew
Your old life's waiting right here for you
It hurts me so to see you gone
To think you've just been putting me on
Come back, come back
I breathe your name with every breath
I've nearly cried myself to death
Oh lord, Mannie, come back

BREAK

Mannie, as I lie in bed
A dream keeps burning in my head
Your coat is black, flat as tin
And I never see your face again
Come back, come back
The country station plays songs just for you
And not one single word proves true
Oh lord, Mannie, come back