JOE BONAMASSA: Blues of Desperation (2016)

1. This Train

2. Mountain Climbing

3. Drive

4. No Good Place For The Lonely

5. Blues Of Desperation

6. The Valley Runs Low

7. You Left Me Nothin’ But The Bill And The Blues

8. Distant Lonesome Train

9. How Deep This River Runs

10. Livin’ Easy

11. What I’ve Known For A Very Long Time

THIS TRAIN

This train don't stop for no one

This train got a mind of its own

This train don't wait for no one

This train, I'm gonna leave this town

This train don't show no mercy

This train doesn't have a name

This train coming down from Memphis

This train like a hurricane

My baby don’t cry for no one

My baby she is tough as nails

My baby likes to walk alone now

My baby likes to ride the rail

(Oh I’m leavin’, baby!)

My baby she got her own ways

My baby she can make me sad

My baby comes down like a hammer

My baby she gone and hurt me bad

This train forty miles from nowhere

This train stays on the track

This train is comin’ and goin’

But this train ain’t never comin’ back

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING

I’m just a poor man working day by day

Lost in the struggle, there’s a mountain in my way

So strap your boots on get ready for that first step

The uphill battle that I ain’t even started yet

Chance is you’ll find me

Out in the fields

Pounding my hammer

Between stone and steel

Done my fair share of

Mountain climbing, mountain climbing

Whoa! Its troubles I’ve got ‘em

Mountain climbing, mountain climbing

Whoa! It’s blues at the bottom

Ain’t no map to follow, just follow your own path

Get close to the edge and there’s no turning back

The wind and the rain gonna push you around

Hard times try to break you, don’t ever let ‘em back you down

Chance is you’ll find me

Working away in the fields

Pounding my hammer

On the stone and steel

Done my fair share of

Mountain climbing, mountain climbing

Whoa! Its troubles I’ve got ‘em

Mountain climbing, mountain climbing

Whoa! Blues at the bottom

Blood on my hands and there’s holes in my jeans

You scrub all day but you never get them clean

It’s a hard rock bottom, there ain’t nothing down there but the blues

At the top of the mountain you still gotta pay your dues

Chance is you’ll find me

Out in the fields

Pounding my hammer

On the stone and steel

Done my fair share of

Mountain climbing, mountain climbing

Whoa! Troubles I’ve got ‘em

Mountain climbing, mountain climbing

Whoa! Blues at the bottom

Mountain climbing, mountain climbing

Whoa! Its troubles I’ve got ‘em

Mountain climbing, mountain climbing

Whoa! It’s blues at the bottom

DRIVE

Babe, you’ve been feeling poorly

I’ve been dealing with stress

Why don’t we go out tonight

Put on your favorite dress

And let’s drive

Into the night into the light

Let’s ride

Put on an old blues song

Let all our troubles be gone

And drive

Feel like I’ve been a prisoner

Of my own design

I’ve been such a bad listener

But I hear you tonight

Let’s drive

Into the night into the light

Let’s ride

Put on some old blues songs

Let all our troubles be gone

Let’s drive, let’s drive

30 miles from Santa Fe

Bound for San Anton’

Even though it’s dark out here

I don’t feel alone

Let’s drive

Into the night into the light

Let’s ride

Put on an old blues song

Let all our troubles be gone

Let’s drive

Put on an old blues song

Let all our troubles be gone

Let’s drive

NO GOOD PLACE FOR THE LONELY

I keep walking, walking these cold city streets

Reliving all the wrong you’ve done to me

I look for some dark alleyway where I can hide

Don’t want no stranger oh to see me cry

I keep searching this world

For someone to hold me

Like you used to hold me

But there’s no good place for the lonely

Oh, one thing I found out about these memories

Sometimes they are sad even when they’re sweet

Every time a good thing has turned out to be bad

It might be the best thing, baby, you’re gonna ever have

I keep searching this world

For someone to hold me

Like you used to hold me

But there’s no good place for the lonely

I don’t know where I go from here

Cause every day, baby, it’s a little more clear

No one’s ever gonna know me like you know me

But there’s no good place for the lonely

I’ve been through the boss and I’ve got all the scars

Prove how hard love can be, beyond love

I keep searching this world

For someone to hold me

Like you used to hold me

But there’s no good place for the lonely

Cause this place is no good for the lonely

BLUES OF DESPERATION

I have a wall that I’m laying on

Haven’t decided what I’m waiting on

I gave all my love to you in anticipation

Now I live the blues of desperation

Sliding down in a great free fall

Minding my manners waiting for your call

Heartless in mind, a soul of separation

Now it’s the blues, the blues of desperation

Maybe it’s the devil doing this to me

Open up the door to divine misery

Hear the wolves howling at my door

One more last time don’t come back no more

The heavens may fall and the rain may come

You fight and you die but what’s done is done

Smile at me, while I live in damnation

Trying to make sense of these blues of desperation

THE VALLEY RUNS LOW

Well I have to say

I’ve gotten in my own way

Crossed the borderlines

Talked to demons one too many times

I’m gonna wait

Till I hear her calling

I’m gonna wait

Till I’m out of time

I know I’m late

And I am falling

Where the valley runs low and the river runs high

Another perfect day

Paid the price that I had to pay

And it’s a long road

Trying to get there but I feel so low

I’m gonna wait

Till I hear her calling

I’m gonna wait

Till I’m out of time

I know I’m late

And I am falling

Where the valley runs low and the river runs high

Where the valley runs low and the river runs high

The days are hot, the nights are cold

It’s the chance to get it right

Before I get old

Found a letter

She said she’d kill me if I left her

If she’s lying

She’ll be laughin’ and I’ll be crying

I’m gonna wait

Till I hear her calling

I’m gonna wait

Till I’m out of time

I know I’m late

And I am falling

Where the valley runs low and the river runs high

Where the valley runs low and the river runs high

Ohhh

Where the valley runs low and the river runs high

YOU LEFT ME NOTHIN' BUT THE BILL AND THE BLUES

I said lord help me now I’m as mad as hell

I said lord help me now I’ve been mad as hell

I may be breathing but I ain’t doing so well

I’ve been forsaken time and time again

Time to wise up, baby remember where I’ve been

Pick up the tab all the time it ain’t no way to win

I said take it all

Take it all

Take it all

You left me nothing, baby

Nothing but the bill and the blues

I said hey bartender pour me another glass of wine

I said hey bartender pour me another glass of wine

Come over here and look at this it’s my very last dime

My baby she put on one great charade

Said my baby she put on one great charade

I did everything but throw a ticker tape parade

I said take it all

Take it all

Take it all

You left me nothing, baby

Nothing but the bill and the blues

Your champagne glass ain’t empty it’s broken

Still see your lipstick on the edge of the glass

My money wasn’t take it was stolen

It all went down way too fast

I said take it all

Take it all

Take it all

You left me nothing, baby

Nothing but the bill and the blues

Oh you know I’m broke

Still paying the bills

DISTANT LONESOME TRAIN

When I hear that cold wind howl

Midnight, pouring rain

Oh I hear my baby’s voice call my name

On that distant lonesome train

Oh I hear those drums out in the field

Crying out in pain

Her spirit calls me from the barren ground

On that distant lonesome train

Well the devil is my driver

Burning coal turns to flame

So take me down to the gates of hell

On that distant lonesome train

On a traveling cannonball

A passenger without a name

So lay her down, go on let’s ride

On that distant lonesome train

On a distant lonesome train

On the distant lonesome train

Oh that distant lonesome train, yeah

HOW DEEP THIS RIVER RUNS

Dark moon levy road

Weighed down in broken souls

Black water on both sides

Nowhere to turn around

Cruel words bad joke

Tread water till you can’t float

Gotta know that she’s the one

And how deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

Red lips, blue heart

On the shore and torn apart

Can’t see beyond the light

And that’s not very far

Swam out against the tide

In between the truth and lies

Gonna see where this love comes from

And how deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

Old fears won’t leave

Staring back at you and me

Let go and hold on

Too late and too far gone

Out here without a boat

How was I supposed to know

I’ll tell you when it’s done

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

How deep this river runs

LIVIN' EASY

She won't drive a Cadillac unless it’s new

She says gold is just a place to put my jewel

I work double shifts for one more pair of shoes

This livin’ easy's getting hard to do

My daddy said never spend more than you make

And that advice I've always tried to take

'til the day you walked into the room

Now livin’ easy's getting hard to do

Keep it simple

Man I'm trying

Start out lovin'

End up cryin'

Loan me a dollar

Some common sense

Can't pay these credit cards on good looks and regrets

Put a million in the bank but you need two

Cause a man's gotta do what he's gotta do

I'm going back to bustin' ass and singing blues

This livin’ easy's getting hard to do

Keep it simple

Man I'm tryin'

Start out lovin'

End up cryin'

Loan me a dollar

Some common sense

Can't pay these credit cards on good looks and regrets

Put a tombstone in the back yard one day

Hand carved under my name it will say

Here lies a man who found out far too soon

This livin' easy’s gotten way too hard to do

'Til the day that you walked into the room

This livin’ easy's getting hard to do

WHAT I'VE KNOWN FOR A VERY LONG TIME

Oh what’s it really matter

Between you and me

Cause I’ve been chasing it down

A street of misery

But now I’ve been waiting

For you to recognize

What I’ve known for a very long time

Five long years ago

When I saw you walk through the door

I’d been searching for love

That, oh, gave me more

But now I’ve been waiting

For you to recognize

What I’ve known for a very long time

I’ve run into trouble baby

Time and time again

It’s in the wee wee hours

When you need your best friend

Finally after all

All the sleepless nights

Find the one who makes you happy

Oh she makes it so, so right

Girl I’ll be strong for you, baby

When a good man is what you need

No more chasing it down a street of misery

Cause now I’ve been waiting

For you to recognize

What I’ve known for a very long time

I’ve run into trouble baby

Time and time again

It’s in the wee wee hours

When you need your best friend

Finally after all

All the sleepless nights

You find the one who makes you happy

Oh she makes it so, so right

Girl I’ll be strong for you, baby

When a good man is what you need

No more chasing it down a street of misery

Cause now I’ve been waiting

For you to recognize

What I’ve known for a very long time