Charlie Robison Red Letter Day written by Bruce Robison Rich Brotherton guitar Lloyd Maines steel guitar Riley Osbourn organ Bruce Robison background vocals Kris McKay background vocals Ponty Bone E A A All alone here I stand E Heart in hell chin in hand A Thinking what will I do without you Did I know did I see E Did I drive her away from me A Did I cause her to be so untrue E The way she done me it ain't fair D A Think I'm losing all my hair E D E Paid the price for the life that I choose A E A It's a red letter day for the blues A You were young you were wild E You were nothing but a child A You were sweet as a honeysuckle tree Before I know before I saw E You took a young man and turned him old A And you drove on down the road of misery E The way she done me it ain't fair D A Think I'm losing all my hair E D E Paid the price for the life that I choose A E A It's a red letter day for the blues SOLO E The way she done me it ain't fair D A Think I'm losing all my hair E D E Paid the price for the life that I choose A It's a red letter day for the blues E It's a red letter day It's a red letter day A E A It's a red letter day for the blues From Charlie Robison "Bandera" Vireo Records 1995 Bruce Robison Music(BMI) http://www.texascountrymusic.com/charlie/