Breakfast in Birmingham

(David Lee Murphy/Kim Tribble) She was still on my mind when I crossed the state line Walked out a little too fast I said some things that I didn't mean And I should have taken 'em back And I knew when I said 'em that voice in my head whispered Man when are you gonna learn You told her goodbye you left with your pride But you're gonna eat those words And now I'm havin' breakfast in Birmingham Tryin' to swallow my pride I got a plate full of memories And not much appetite There ain't nothin' like a cold cup of coffee and a stale apology I'm having breakfast in Birmingham She's in Tennessee It's a thunderin' sound silver droppin' down In an ol' pay phone When you're makin' that call to say you were wrong And it's ringin' like nobody's home She's not the kind who'll cry and remind me That I left and broke her heart I'm prayin' she answer cause I gotta tell her This time I went too far And now I'm havin' breakfast in Birmingham Tryin' to swallow my pride I got a plate full of memories And not much appetite There ain't nothin' like a cold cup of coffee and a stale apology I'm having breakfast in Birmingham She's in Tennessee