May I present to you a case of misery
And how foolish a man can be
The touch of her hand would set your heart aflame
But her eyes tell the story of love in vain
And now she's been out so late
Now she's been out so late and I'm saying
I've seen her go before, but I think this time
She won't be coming home tonight
A man can love a woman, love her deep inside
Don't mean nothing if he don't treat her right
For all my scheming and my fooling around
I've learned a finer woman could not be found
But now she's been out so late
Now she's been out so late and I'm thinking
She's had enough of waiting round and wasting time
She won't be coming home tonight
Now she's been out so late
Now she's been out so late and I'm wondering
I've seen her go before, but I think this time
She won't be coming home tonight
So there's my testimony, perhaps a little late
Evidence is in
I await my fate
I will I accept the sentence held for me
But understand I must plead insanity!
'Cause now I found out too late
Now I found out too late and I'm saying
As God is my witness
And the Devil was my guide
She won't be comin' home tonight, oh no
She won't be comin' home tonight