In the world's mighty gallery of pictures hang the scenes that're painted from life
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There's pictures of love and of passion and there's pictures of keys and of strife
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There hung pictures of youth and of beauty of old age and a blushing young bride
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They all hung on the wall but the saddest of all are the pictures from life's other side
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Just a picture from life's other side someone has fell by the way
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A life has gone out with the tide that might have been happy some day
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There's a poor old mother at home she's watching and waiting alone
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Just longing to hear from a loved one so dear just a picture from life's other side
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Now the first scene is that of a gambler who's lost all of his money at play
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And he drowses dead mother's ring from her finger
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That she wore long ago on her wedding day
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It's his last earthly treasure but he stakes it
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Then bows his head that his shame he might hide
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But when they lifted his head they found he was dead
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That's just a picture from life's other side
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Now the last scene is that by the river of a heartbroken mother and babe
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As the harbor lights shine and they shiver on an outcast soon no one will save
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And yet she was once a true woman she was somebody's darling and pride
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God help her she leaps but there's no one to weep it's a picture from life's other side
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Picture From Life's Other Side
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| Hank Williams, Jr. |
