I walk the streets in this old town
Seen a lot of my blues come tumbling down
Sad are the things that I have seen
Not as sad as this love between you and me

Is this love?
This lonely love
Is this love?
Sad and lonely love

[repeat chorus]

The Mississippi River runs deep and slow
To the Gulf of Mexico
Like this love between you and me
So dark and muddy I can hardly see

Is this love?
This lonely love
Is this love?
Sad and lonely love

[repeat chorus]

Your hateful words cut to the bone
Like an arrowhead cut from stone
It's sad but it's pretty like New Orleans
I hate to see it come apart at the seams

Is this love?
This lonely love
Is this love?
Sad and lonely love

[repeat chorus three times]