All Those Heroes

When i was a boy about the age of ten

Got some old records by the blues men

Found a big connection to my lonely life

I coudn't wait to learn some more about them

The blues hit me deeper than i'd ever know

I knew i'd never be the only one alone

So special - all those heroes

Blind lemon jefferson - barbecue bob

Blind boy fuller and blind blake

The stories they told about the lives they lived

Stirred imagination and a heartache

Started out playin' on an old guitar

Now i get to play the blues near and far

So special - all those heroes

When i was a man about twenty three

I got some albert ammons inside me

I borrowed a piano and took my time

I thought about another king to guide me

Talk about boogie on a piano

There ain't a man to beat big maceo

So special - all of my heroes

The power of the blues make a lion roar

Got my harp growling like an old bear

So many guys who ain't around no more

Left us a magic we can all share

Big bill broonzy and all of his friends

The joint be jumpin' till the living end

So special - all those heroes

The great muddy waters and howlin wolf

Said a whole lot of livin' in a blues song

I'd take me all day namin' all the names

So many fellas who are long gone

We all got the legacy to carry on

The spirit of the blues is gonna live on

So special - all my heroes