Blues man - Alan Jackson

He's just a singer

A natural born guitar ringer

Kind of clinger

To sad ole songs.



He's not a walk behinder

He's a new note finder

But his name's a reminder

Of a blues man that's already gone.



So he started drinkin'

Took some things that messed up his thinkin'

He was surely sinkin'

When she came along.



He was alone in the spot lights

Not too much left in sight

But she changed all that one night

When she sang him this song



Hey, baby I love you

Hey, baby I need you

Hey, baby you ain't got to prove to me

That you're some kind of macho man

You've wasted so much of your life

Runnin' through the dark night

Let me shine a little love light

Down on this blues man.



Instrumental



He was so sick from speedin'

All the things they said he was needin'

If he was to keep on pleasin'

All of his fans



He got cuffed on dirt roads

He got sued over no shows

He came and took all that ole load

Down off that blues man.



Hey, baby I love you too

Hey, baby I need you

Hey, baby I do get tired

Of this travellin band



I'm over 40 years old now

Nights would be cold now

If you hadn't stuck it out

For that blues man



I'm over 40 years old now

Nights would be so cold now

If you hadn't hung around

For that blues man...