Peggy Sang the Blues

Peggy came to me in my sleep, in the middle of the night

On a Friday night, last week

She whispered, "Hush, child, now don't be scared"

I got me a few words of wisdom that I came back to share

And she said, "It doesn't matter where you come from"

"It matters where you go"

"No one gets remembered for the things they didn't do"

I said, "Peggy, won't you stay here for a while?"

"We can drink whiskey, we can play cards, and we can get wild"

She said, "We'll play poker, and we'll play for keeps"

"I only play angels lately, and they never let me cheat"

(Never let me cheat)

It doesn't matter where you come from

It matters where you go

No one gets remembered in this listless life

For the things they didn't do

And you can say I had a good start

And you can say I had class

And you can say I was born beneath a ceiling made of glass

But I always kept an open house

And yeah, I always did right by my friends

And when it comes to St. Peter's gate

I told the keeper, "I'm not the one who needs to make amends"

'Cause better times are coming, better times ahead

And no one gets remembered

My deathless child

Don't waste too long in bed

And Peggy said, "It doesn't matter where you come from"

"It matters where you go"

"No one gets remembered in this listless, loveless life"

"For the things they didn't do"

Now, now, now, now, now

But Peggy sang the blues

I've been drifting off

Peggy sang the blues

As I drifted off

Well, Peggy sang the blues

As I drifted off

Well, Peggy sang the blues

Peggy sang the blues