Verse: 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 Verse: 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