Molly's Blues

I will see you in the mornin'

When the moonlight leaves the trees

But I will always feel the embers

Of the flames in Tennessee

I was sleepin' when they came knockin'

They said boy you better leave

Said South Nashville it's a-rockin'

And they can't get no relief

So I run to put my pants on

And I run to get my car

But the flames they was a-risin'

And I didn't get too far

There was a black man on the corner

He said boy just turn away

I got a gun here in my pocket

And I will take your life away

So I showed the man your picture

And I said we had a son

And I was just up here from Texas

I wan't hurtin' anyone

So I run out to the highway

And I finally caught a ride

With some white trash outta-towner

With his wife and kids inside

So I sit here by the roadside

And I talk to your machine

I can see the flames a-risin'

Over Nashville, Tennessee

Well, don't go lookin' on your TV

They gonna keep all the discreet

They will never tell all the secrets

Of the flames in Tennessee

You know I hope she don't discover

That this all was just a lie

But if I don't get home to see her

Then my heart will surely die

I will see you in the mornin'

When the moonlight leaves the trees

But I will always feel the embers

The night they burned down

Nashville, Tennessee