2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records

Today somebody told me
She’d been runnin’ around
Said she’s got a new man
That really doesn’t surprise me
Cause I saw it for myself
Uptown with her new man
While she left me on the shelf
I’m not surprised
I’m not losing sleep
Cause, the way I see it, partner
I believe I got off cheap

Her and her lazy cousin
Used to lay around all
Watching Doctor Phil
Drinking Tanqueray
Thought they could play me
Buddy, I don’t play
Told them, “Pack your bags”
“’Cause today is judgment day”
I hooked them up with Greyhound
Before it got too deep
And the way I see it, partner
I believe I got off cheap

I hooked them up with Greyhound

Her and her lazy cousin
Used to lay around all day
Watching Doctor Phil
Drinking Tanqueray
Thought they could play me
Partner, I don’t play
Told them, “Pack your bags”
“’Cause today is judgment day”
I hooked them up with Greyhound
Before it got too deep
And the way I see it, partner
I believe I got off cheap

I'm smellin' smoke
And I know something's burning
But I’m just too scared to look
If I close my eyes
And ignore all the warnings
I won't have to see the truth

My heart says "leave"
But my legs won't let me
Can't bring myself to leave my home
But I'm finding out
That there ain't no doubt
I'm living in a burning house
I'm living in a burning house
I'm living in a burning house
Living in a burning house

I see a glow
It paints my shadow on the wall
And the flicker makes it dance
The air's grown thicker
I can hardly breathe at all
And all I know
Is this don't feel like romance

My heart says "leave"
But my legs won't let me
Can't bring myself to leave my home
But I'm finding out
That there ain't no doubt
I'm living in a burning house
I'm living in a burning house
I'm living in a burning house
Living in a burning house

My heart says "leave"
But my legs won't let me
Can't bring myself to leave my home
But I’m finding out
That there ain't no doubt
I'm living in a burning house
I'm living in a burning house
I'm living in a burning house
Living in a burning house

Uncivil War, Uncivil War
How long must we fight
This Uncivil War
The same old wounds we opened before
Nobody wins
An Uncivil War

The lines are drawn
The gloves are off
Smiles are gone
We’re all talkin’ tough
You curse me out
And I cuss u back
Everything we love
Is under attack
The spirits are back
In rags blue and grey
Thought they were gone
But they won’t go away

Uncivil War, Uncivil War
How long must we fight
This Uncivil War
The same old wounds we opened before
Nobody wins
An Uncivil War

You’re sure you’re right
I’m sure you’re wrong
Why can’t we all
Just get along
You yell “fake”
And I yell “real”
Nobody seems to care
How the other guy feels
Keeping count of each other’s sins
Only problem is nobody wins

Uncivil War, Uncivil War
How long must we fight
This Uncivil War
The same old wounds we opened before
Nobody wins
An Uncivil War

It’s time to chill
Agree to disagree
Cut out
All the hostility
Call off the fighting
And bring it to an end
We can shake hands
And be friends again

Nobody’s backing down
Some won’t even talk
The table’s empty
We all took a walk
He’s says “left” she says “right”
One says “peace”, the other says “fight”
One hand’s a palm, the other’s a fist
Another chance for love
Just got missed

Uncivil War, Uncivil War
How long must we fight
This Uncivil War
The same old wounds we opened before
Nobody wins
An Uncivil War
Nobody wins
An Uncivil War

Let me testify a little bit
Yes, yes

What is the meaning of life?
Well, I can’t talk philosophy
I know that every new sunrise
The more it dawns on me
I may be getting’ old
But I sure ain’t done yet
Cause the longer that I live
The older I want to get

My body’s just flesh and bone
Wrapped around a soul
When it’s time to leave this earth
I hope I’m the last to know
When I go I’ll be screaming
“I ain’t finished yet”
Cause the longer that I live
The older I want to get

Some folks just lay down and quit
At the end of life’s race
But I’m gonna keep on keepin’ on
With one foot in the grave

You see, I’ve climbed the mountains high
And I’ve played the valley low
And for all the gigs I’ve done
I ain’t got much to show
Though I’m never slowin’ down
Until I play my final set
Cause the longer that I live
The older I want to get

You better believe it
I want to keep on keepin’ on
With every new sunrise
The older I want to get
I want to push to keep on keepin’ on
Heading down life’s long road
I’m gonna have to be dragged
Just kickin’, screamin’
I want to live a long life
Till I get my final curtain call

Look at the shape, the shape the nation’s in
This situation is a shame and a sin
I want to know, how could a good thing go so wrong?
Tell me, what the hell is going on?

Sometimes I don’t know whether to cry or laugh
Half the people in this country can’t stand the other half
I want to know, why can’t we halfway get along?
People, people, what the hell is going on?

He is the president but wants to be the king
Know what I like about the guy? Not a doggone thing
I want to know, how can four years seem so long?
Lord have mercy, what the hell is going on?