Colour In The Blues

Lately I’ve been so uptight

Passin’ road blocks ‘n’ detour signs

Well, it must mean somethin’… I can’t be half this blind

Some simple clue down an open road

The work of fools I do suppose

I sure did see some strange folks crack a smile

‘N’ I can always smell trouble when it’s risin’

It helps me with the path that I choose

There are times when you wanna keep your distance

There are times when you’re looking for abuse

A road less travelled makes your juices flow

But your blood thickens when you’re all alone

Just trying to put some colour in these blues

A man this broke can’t be all that bad

Depending on the good times he had

Remember that for the headstone on your grave

There’s a lot to gain from a month old child

‘N’ it sure feels good when the Sun does shine

But in this mad old world you could always use some rain

‘N’ I can always tell a lie before it hits me

I can tell from the lines that they use

From the kindness thrown at a stranger

You’ll wind up with your head in a noose

‘N’ I might come clean now any day

Collecting thoughts along the way

Just trying to put some colour in these blues

Thereare times when I felt way behind

So eager to outsmart my mind

Every single day of the week

But when you’re raisin’ cain in such a deadly spin

The clouds all gather from within

‘N’ you run out of ways to get some decent sleep

But I could always ditch a dame before I saw her

Wipin’ all the dust from my shoes

They’re all lookin’ for their little piece of heaven

You can tell from the rent that is due

‘N’ your past might get you from behind

When you’re destined to keep on

Trying to put some colour in these blues

‘N’ if the bible’s right, then I’ve been wrong

Just as I suspected all along

The truth sooths the ever doubrful kind

But the good lord might find a friend in me

Both hidin’ from the righteous on their huntin’ spree

‘N’ dyin’ for some peace… For quite some time

‘N’ I can always spot a home real easy

I can tell from the buzzards on its roof

From the light that shines through its window

Like a house that’s got something to proof

Well, it’ll soon get dark for a man my age

This kid told me just yesterday

I’m gonna try ‘n’ put some colour in these blues