The Unfaithful Servant (Live) (2001 Digital Remaster) - THE BAND

Unfaithful servant, I hear you're leavin' soon in the mornin'

What did you do to the lady, that she's gonna have to send you away?

Unfaithful servant, you don't have to say you're sorry,

If you done it just for the spite, or did you do it just for the glory?

Like a stranger you turned your back,

Left your keep and gone to pack

But bear in mind who's to blame for all the shame

She really cared

The time she spared

And the home you shared

Unfaithful servant, I can hear the whistle blowin',

Yes, that train is a-comin' and soon you'll be a-goin'

Need us not bow our heads, for we won't be complainin'

Life has been good to us all, even when that sky is rainin'

To take it like a grain of salt,

Is all I can do and it's no one's fault

It makes no diff'rence if we fade away

It's just as it was

And it's much to cold for me to stay

Goodbye to that country home, so long, lady I have known,

Farewell to my other side, I'd best just take it in stride

Unfaithful servant, you'll learn to find your place

I can see it in your smile, and, yes, I can see it in your face

The mem'ries will linger on,

But the good old days, they're all gone

Oh, lonesome servant, can't you see,

We're still one and the same

Just you and me