“I Cast a Lonesome Shadow” Recorded by Hank Thompson 12/13/61
Written by Hank Thompson and Lynn Russwurm
From Capitol “Vintage Collections” Compilation # 7243-8-36901-2
Submitted by Mike Valdez mvaldez@c2i2.com

Intro


Every evening when the sun goes down I sit here in my room

And the lamplight streaming over me projects my lonely gloom
My counterpart in agony mocks each tear that falls

And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

He’s always by my side at night no matter where I go
He lurks out in the darkness or in the neon’s glow

He follows me across the steps and up and down the hall

And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

I sit and watch the candle and the flicker of the flame

My writhing shadow twists and turns as though it is in pain
I’m trying to escape the memory my mind recalls

And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

The image of a love I lost and all the things I’d planned
Are as empty as this bottle that I hold in my hand
My soul is buried in the depths of love and life’s pitfalls

And I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls

I cast a lonesome shadow on these lonely, lonely walls