Dirt Road Blues (Version 1)

Gon' walk on down that dirt road, 'til somebody lets me ride Gonna walk on down that dirt road, until somebody lets me ride If I can't find my baby, I'm gonna run away and hide I been pacing around the room hoping maybe she'd come back Pacing 'round the floor hoping maybe she'd come back I been praying for salvation I been hanging 'round in a one-room country shack Gon' walk on down that dirt road until my eyes begin to bleed Gon' walk on down that dirt road until my eyes begin to bleed 'Til there's nothing left to see 'Til the chains have been shattered and I've been freed Well, right up ahead, I see a patch of light I'm wondering why the flowers of the trees are so white People all around me, dropping like flies I got the miseries of the world in my eyes Well, I've been slidin' on flat ground Watching the colors up above Rolling through the rain and hail Looking for the sunny side of love I'll walk on down that dirt road, until everything turns real Gonna walk on down that dirt road, until everything turns real But I'll keep on walking, 'til there's nothing left to feel Well, I'm carrying an umbrella and I'm using it for a cane I've seen the houses of the holy, boys, and the palaces of pain Well, I'm all dressed up and I'm never late It's all I can do to keep my head on straight I've been slidin' through the sea of mud Feelin' like my brain turned into sand And I'm gon' keep on walking, 'til I know just exactly where I stand Gon' walk on down that dirt road, until everything becomes the same Gon' walk on down that dirt road, 'til everything becomes the same I'm gonna keep on walking, 'til I hear her holler out my name