Song Description
This is an obvious observation but I gotta wonfder, what would the pennance be for playing the blues in heaven?
| Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Country - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
| |
Lyrics
They Don't Play Blues in Heaven
Hard whiskey, cards & women, it's written everywhere
No one ever sang the blues without a cross to bear
I have paid my dues cause I walked inside those shoes
But there are no blues in heaven cause they haven't got a prayer
CHORUS
They don't play blues in heaven & there's one sure way to tell
Without the pain & misery ya couldn't play 'em well
Ya know they don't belong, not one heartbreak, drinkin' song
They don't play blues in heaven because it would sound like hell
A holy band of angels surround them Pearly gates
Got voices soft as cotton but I'm gonna tell ya straight
It would be a sin to hear this ol' boy sittin' in
If they don't play blues in heaven ol' Saint Peter's gotta wait
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Now I have spent a lifetime tryin' to soothe my inner child
I swam the Muddy Waters & I drove the Buddy Miles
So if you hear I'm dead & gone don't shed a tear for me
Cause I'll be buried deep in Memphis spending all eternity
INSTR - CHORUS
They don't play blues in heaven because it would sound like hell
Copyright: Donny Vosen