Drew James

Lyrics

I was born
In a cold, cold place
As for love and affection
There wasn't a trace
They left me alone
Though I cried and I cried
It was then that I knew
I had the blues on my side

I went to the schoolhouse
My lessons to learn
It was there I discovered
The beauty in words
In that blackboard jungle
I learned how to fight
I had nothing to lose
But these blues on my side

Blues on my side
Blues on my side
I just couldn't shake them
No matter how I tried
Nowhere to run
No place to hide
When you've got the blues on your side

I started writing
Poetry and prose
No one wuld buy them
So low skilled labor I chose
While Beer in the bottle
Freed the words from my mind
They came in a whisper
From these blues on my side

One day a letter
from a publisher came
A monthly allowance
He promised to pay
If I would send him
The stuff that I write
So I wrote him a novel
About these blues on my side

Blues on my side
Blues on my side
I just couldn't shake them
No matter how I tried
Nowhere to run
No place to hide
When you've got the blues on your side

My writing brought me
Great fortune and fame
Fast horses and women
Both games I play
But I'd trade it all gladly
In one second's time
To finally get rid of
These blues on my side


Blues on my side
Blues on my side
I just can't shake them
No matter how I try
Nowhere to run
No place to hide
When you've got the blues on your side