You say you're headed out to California
You've heard the grapes are fallin' from the vines
I was hopin' you might have the urge to write me
But I don't believe you will, so never mind
I was talkin' to a man down at Conesco
And he thought they might be hiring any time
I'm so tired of going any way the wind blows
And I thought that me and you, but never mind
Never mind, never mind
I'm just talkin' through the wine
And you know that drinkin' always makes me sad
But before this night is through
I'd better say I love you
Or I'm gonna always wish that I had
First saw you pickin' oranges in Orlando
And all day you kept your ladder close to mine
We froze in Georgia burned up in Chicago
And I always thought that we, but never mind
And did you know today my baby called you Daddy
Sometimes I've wished that she was yours and mine
I could call my brother Milt in Cincinnati
And ask him for a loan, but never mind
Never mind, never mind
I'm just talkin' through the wine
And you know that drinkin' always makes me sad
But before this night is through
I'd better say I love you
Or I'm gonna always wish that I had