A Place to Let my Hat

In my darkest hour hellhounds were on my trail

I ran away to get out off my own jail

You were kind to me. You were it night and day

But I m looking for a new place to let my hat

I took the midnight train to my father's land

my whole family is lost or dead

My forefathers' house were torn down one day

I m just looking for a place to let my hat

I crossed dusty roads to Mississippi river

my cheap guitar on my back

I'm getting too old for this stuff

I m just looking for a place to let my hat

One night someone showed me the right way

A blackbird chased my path

I looked back and I knew it was just a round trip

That's how I found a place to let my hat