The steel guitar played when I met her And it played the night I lost her Yes, you drove her to another With your sweet Hawaiian charm's I know your sorry, but it's too late now And I know you meant no harm But the waltz that you were playing Put her in another's arms So cry, steel guitar, cry on You're crying because you know she is gone Gone with another and I'm alone So cry, steel guitar, cry on So cry, steel guitar, cry on You're crying because you know she is gone Gone with another and I'm alone So cry, steel guitar, cry on