Song Description

Going Old School. My dad used to sit and listen to BB King day and night and regale me with stories of Memphis in the 1940's when BB King used to play for change and the cooks in the Peabody would give him food out of the back door. Listening to the stories , i understood the blues, and probably had a bad case of the blues a few dozen times. This song is for my dad who turned me on to the blues.

Lyrics

Bills stacked up almost counter high,
Woman left me, don't know why.
Bought her diamond rings, all the things she asked,
Drove off with Jody, both of them laughed.
Without warning, an email said you're out the door,
My heart it's hurting, and my back is plumb sore.

A man's got his reputation,
When he has nothing else.
This old man is just a shadow of himself.
Been down three times, I'm drowning too,
This is what they call the blues.

IRS done put a lien on my home,
Got a Dear John text on my cell phone.
Child support garnished my last paycheck,
Don't have the courage to ask the Lord what comes next.

How can I continue, is it Karma chasing me?
No friendly face in all the faces I see.
My poor life's too sad for the news,
Guess this is the blues.

I don't know, I just don't know nothing no more,
Can't find the reason, rhyme to what I'm living for.
After all, I'm just a fool,
This is what they call the blues.

A man's got his reputation,
When he has nothing else.
This old man is just a shadow of himself.
Been down three times, I'm drowning too,
This is what they call the blues.

So I sit here alone, strumming this old blues,
Lost in the shadows, with nothing to lose.
Guitar weeping softly, my heart feels the muse,
This is my story, this is the blues.