I went out to the insane asylum 
And I found my baby out there 
I said "Please come back to me darlin' 
What in the world are you doin' here?" 

Then the little girl raised up her head 
Tears was streamin' down from her eyes 
And these are the things 
That the little girl said 

"When your love has ceased to be 
(Lord have mercy) 
There's no other place for me 
(Mmm mmm) 
If you don't hold me in your arms 
(Oh child oh child) 
I'd rather be here from now on" 

"Some people have it halfway fare 
Without your love I ain't nowhere" 

"Oh I can't eat and I can't sleep 
(Oh child oh child) 
Lord I can't even live in peace 
(Mmm mmm) 
Please take me baby for your slave 
(Oh oh) 
And save me from that early grave" 

"Some people have it halfway fare 
Without your love I ain't nowhere" 

And then sorrow struck my heart 
Tears began to stream down from my eyes 
The only woman that I ever loved in all my life 
Out here in a place in a condition like this 

And I began to thinkin' about 
What my mama told me when I was a little boy 
She told me when I couldn't help myself 
To get down on my knees and pray 

Then I fell down on my knees 
And these are the words that I said 

"Save me save me save me, babe 
Save me save me save me, dear 
Whoa, I don't know just how I made it 
But I'm so glad our love is here 
But I'm so glad our love is here 
But I'm so glad our love is here"