The alarm clock woke my sleepin'
I lay there for a minute
With a million cob-webs clingin' to my brain
I stopped that bell from ringin'
In about the time it takes a heartbeat
Settled back an' closed my eyes again

Reached out for my baby
For some early mornin' lovin'
The terrible truth
Came staggerin' through my head
Lord, there was nothin' to hold on to
But what lay around me
That woman, she wasn't beside 'The Killer'
In the bed, and that's bad

Chorus:
(It's the mornin' after baby let me down)
Whoa, she let me down
(It's the daybreak that my heartbreak fella found)
Uh-huh, oh Jerry found
Only silence could torment me
No soft hand to touch me gently
It's the mornin' after baby let me down

There was nothin' to hold on to
But the sheets that fell around me
My God, I was tremblin' like a leaf
How could that woman leave me?
She was more than just a lover
Ev'ry bit a lady warm and sweet

I can taste the salty teardrops
It's gettin' hard to swallow
But a glass of bourbon takes that lump away
Yes, it does
Ain't got an appetite for eatin'
I'm sick an' I got an empty feelin'
What a good-for-nothin' way to start the day

Give it to me

(It's the mornin' after baby let me down)
Whoa, let me down, let me down
(It's the daybreak that poor hearbreak fella found)
Oh, Jerry Lee Lewis, he found
Only silence to torment me
No soft hand to touch me gently
It's the mornin' after baby let me down

Yeah, it's the morning after baby let me down
(It's the mornin' after baby let me down)
(It's the daybreak that poor heartbreak fella found)
It's the daybreak that a heartbreak fella found
Only silence to torment me
No soft hand gonna touch Jerry gently

It's the morning after baby let me down

It's the morning after mama let me down
Oh God, she let me down

[Fades]
Why did, why did, she let me down?
Yeeeeaaaah, I'm tellin' ya like it is
My woman let 'The Killer' down