The Blues Man

I'm just a singer, a natural born guitar ringer

Kind of a clinger to sad old songs

I'm not a walk-behinder, I'm a new note finder

But my name's a reminder of a blues man that's already gone

So I started drinkin', took some things that messed up my thinkin'

I was sure sinkin' when she came along

I was alone in the spotlight, not too much left in sight

She changed all that one night when she sang me this song

"Hey, baby, I love you

Hey, baby, I need you

Hey, baby, you don't have to prove to me

You're some kind of macho man"

You've wasted so much of your life

Runnin' through the dark nights

Let me shine a little love light

Down on you, blues man

I got sick from speeding all the things they said I was needing

If I was to keep on pleasing all of my fans

I got cuffed on dirt roads, I got sued over no-shows

She came and took all that old load down off of this blues man

And I sang, "Hey, baby, I love you, too

Hey, baby, I need you too

Hey, baby, I do get tired of this travelin' band"

I know you do get tired, oh

Oh, I'm up in my years now, nights would be so cold now

If you hadn't stuck it out with this blues man

Oh, I'm up in my years now, nights would be, oh, so cold now

If she hand't hung around with this blues man