Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song while driving between gigs on a tour.
Song Description
This song uses simple lyrics and and a traditional blues melody, set against an unusual acoustic-guitar-percussion bed to set a mood of loneliness and worry.
| Song Length |
3:51 |
Genre |
Blues - Traditional, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Worried, Poignant |
Subject |
Loneliness, Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits, B.B. King |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
Well, I been standin' on the corner,
Waitin' for that mornin' train.
Well, I been standin' on the corner,
Waitin' for that mornin' train.
You see my blues fall down, mama, like showers of rain.
And I can't see no reason,
Why she treat me mean
I can't see no reason,
Why she treat me mean
Must be the meanest old gal, mama, that I ever seen.
And I'll leave this mornin',
Won't be back no more
I say I'll leave this mornin',
Won't be back no more
I'm gonna roam that highway, mama, until I'm eighty-four.