Invitation to the Blues Lyrics

Small change got rained on with his own thirty-eight,And nobody flinched down by the arcadeAnd the marquees weren't weeping, they went stark-raving mad,And the cabbies were the onl...Read Full Lyrics

Well, my time went so quicklyI went lickety-splicklyOut to my old '55As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holyGod knows, I was feeling aliveNow the sun's coming upI'm riding with La...Read Full Lyrics

Oh mother I want a dogI want a little dogI saw a little dogHis name is happyWell this is meDon't get close to me nowI could be a shopkeeperWe'll call 'emShe 'bout six foot fourNow ...Read Full Lyrics

Life is whittledLife's a riddleMan's a fiddle that life plays onWhen the day breaks, and the earthquakesLife's a mistake all day longTell me, who gives a good goddamnYou'll never g...Read Full Lyrics

On a foggy night, an abandoned roadIn a twilight mirror mirageWith no indication of a service stationOr an all night garage, I was misinformedI was misdirected cause the interchang...Read Full Lyrics

Well pale face said To the eyeball kidShe just goes clank and boom and steamA halo, wings, horns, and a tail Shoveling coal inside my dreamsThere are no lawsShe's made of creamShe'...Read Full Lyrics

I lost everything I had in the '29 floodThe barn was buried 'neath a mile of mudNow I've got nothing but the whistle and the steamMy baby's leaving town on the 2:19I said, hey, hey...Read Full Lyrics

I left New York in 1949To go across the country without a bad blame dimeMontana in the cold cold fallFound my father in the gambling hallFather, Father where you been?I've been out...Read Full Lyrics

Well I hope that I don't fall in love with you'Cause falling in love just makes me blueWell the music plays and you displayYour heart for me to seeI had a beer and now I hear youCa...Read Full Lyrics

Well you hate those diesels rollin'And those Friday nights out bowlin'When he's off for a twelve hour lay over nightYou wish you had a dollarFor every time he holleredThat he's lea...Read Full Lyrics