Told You Once - Sad Classic Country Song | Traditional Country Music About Heartbreak

The phone rang at nine. Your name on the screen. I poured me a drink, and I let the ice melt. I sat in the dark. I did not pick up. There ain't much to say that I ain't said before. I told you once. I said it out loud. Hat in my hand. By the kitchen door. You said I was fooling. You said I'd come back. Well, I told you once. And I meant it. Mama still calls. She asks how I am. She says the porch light is still burning there. I say I am fine. I say supper was good. I say I'll come Sunday. But we both know I won't. I told you once. I said it out loud. Hat in my hand. By the kitchen door. You said I was fooling. You said I'd come back. Well, I told you once. And I meant it. Here's what I did not say. And Lord, I should have. I was waiting on you to tell me don't go. I said it once quiet. I said it once clear. I was hoping one time you would ask me to stay. I told you once. I said it out loud. Hat in my hand. By the kitchen door. You said I was fooling. You said I'd come back. Well, I told you once. God, I wish you'd have stopped me.