[Verse 1]
I know I've done her wrong again
God knows I never meant to hurt her
I made her a promise again last night I knew I would not keep
Morning finds me once again creepin' up the stairs and down the hallway
And as I touch her pillow, I know that she's been crying in her sleep

[Chorus]
Damn the fever in the blood
I never knew my daddy's pain
He was always catchin' trains and leavin'
Like mama knew he would
Leavin' me with fever in the blood

[Verse 2]
She reaches out and touches me
God knows I don't deserve this woman
She hides a trace of sorrow behind a smile the way I knew she would
Pretending she don't notice the fragrance that still lingers on my body
She does everything she can to satisfy the fever in the blood

[Chorus]
Damn the fever in the blood
I never knew my daddy's pain
He was always catchin' trains and leavin'
Like mama knew he would
Leavin' me with fever in the blood