J.J. Cale

[fox69]

BLUES FOR MAMA

BLUES FOR MAMA

Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
It just seems wrong, to sing this song
'cos she's not here, where she belongs
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
Rest her soul, she's grown so cold
Her touch is like the winter snow
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
She went away only yesterday
I cound't help
What can I say
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama
She made her run
She can't be done
She's the only one
Blues for Mama
Blues for Mama

 

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BORROWED TIME

BORROWED TIME

Well we're living on borrowed time, Lord
Can you give us another day
Yes we're living on borrowed time, Lord
Can you give us another day
Our chance of survival is slim, it's what they say
Yes we're living on borrowed time, Lord
Can you give us another day
We gotta hold ourselves together,
But there ain't no guarantee
We gotta hold ourselves together,
But there ain't no guarantee
Our chance of survival is slim, many plea
We gotta hold ourselves together,
But there ain't no guarantee
Yes I've seen many people down
On their knees to pray
Yes I've seen many people
On their knees to pray
They say our chance of survival is slim,
It's what they say
Yes we're living on borrowed time, Lord
Can you give us another day

 

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BRING DOWN THE CURTAIN

BRING DOWN THE CURTAIN

Bring down the curtain, saw the show tonight
It?s so dark outside, soon be light
Enough is enough, can?t do it no more
Bring down the curtain, close the door

Sometime you do, sometime you don?t
Sometime you will, sometime you won?t
Sometimes it?s better to leave it alone
To slow it down easy, let it be gone, gone, gone
Bring down the curtain, we?ve been moving on

Say what you want, it?s something else again
No matter what you say, it will come to an end
Enough is enough, can?t do it no more
Bring down the curtain, bring down the curtain
Bring down the curtain, close the door

 

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BRINGING IT BACK

BRINGING IT BACK

Thirty days have September
In a jailhouse I remember
Well, I got caught with too much soul
Bringing it back from Mexico
Bringing it back from Mexico
Spanish lights and pretty faces
Trip you out to where the place is
Load you ub and let you go
Brining it back from Mexico
Bringing it back from Mexico
Across the border is where you'll get her
And when it's good there ain't no better
I think I'll get me some to go
A-brining it back from Mexico
Bringing it back from Mexico

 

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BROWN DIRT

BROWN DIRT

Brown dirt, stickin' to my fingers
Brown dirt, clingin' to my feet
Brown dirt, Mississippi bottom land
Pickin' that cotton for the man down the street
Brown dirt, raisin' his vegetables
Brown dirt, growin' his grass
Brown dirt, walkin' down the pathway
Pickin' that cotton now I hope it is my last
Brown dirt, somebody told me, be the last place you lay
Brown dirt, cover my body
I'll soon be the cotton that's grown another day
Brown dirt wet, you're sinkin'
Brown dirt dry, you dust
Brown dirt, I've been thinkin'
We'll all come to you and we won't be the first
Brown dirt, somebody told me, be the last place you lay
Cover my body
I'll soon be the cotton that's grown another day
If a stick moves, it's a snake
If a water is still, it's a lake
If you harm yourself, you know it hurts
Final destination, brown dirt

 

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CAJUN MOON

CAJUN MOON

Cajun moon, where does your power lie
As you move across the southern sky
You took my babe way too soon
What have you done, Cajun moon
Someday babe, when you want your man
And you find him gone, just like the wind
Don't trouble your mind whatever you do
'Cause Cajun moon took him from you
When daylight fades, the night comes on
You can hear the silence of this song
Don't trouble your mind whatever you do
'Cause he got me like he got you

 

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CALL ME THE BREEZE

CALL ME THE BREEZE

Call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now, they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load
Ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
Well, there ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
And I ain't hidin' from nobody
Nobody's hidin' from me
Oh, that's the way its supposed to be
Well, I got that green light, baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well, I got that green light, baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well, I might go out to California
Might go down to Georgia, I don't know
Well, I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
Well now, I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
But I don't love me no one woman
So I can't stay in Georgia long
Well now, they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now, they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load

 

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CALL THE DOCTOR

CALL THE DOCTOR

Somebody call for the doctor, I think I'm sick
Ain't had my medicine in over a week
My mind's fine but my body feels weak
Call the doctor, I think I'm sick
A shady lady took all my bread
Ravished my body, Lord, and messed with my head
I don't know but I've had my fill
Call the doctor and tell him I'm ill
My money's gone and I've got no place to go
I don't believe I've ever felt so low
If you've got the time while you hang around
Call the doctor and tell him I'm down
Call the doctor and tell him I'm down
Call the doctor and tell him I'm down

 

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CAN'T LIVE HERE

CAN'T LIVE HERE

Well you can't live here like this anymore
No you can't live here like this anymore
No you can't live here like this
Cause your man he ain't gonna like it
No you can't live here like this anymore
What's your mama gonna say about you when you get home
What's your mama gonna say about you when you get home
She's gonna whip your butt for sure now
She's gonna wonder what you do now
What's your mama gonna say about you when you get home
You better slip on across that fence where you belong
You better get on back there quick before they know you're gone
No you can't live here like this
Cause your people ain't gonna like it
No you can't live here like this anymore

 

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CARRY ON

CARRY ON

If life's little downs they keep coming around
Carry on, carry on
With darkness all about, you want to scream and shout
Carry on, carry on
Don't cry baby, look at where you've been
Everybody knows you just need a friend
Please, please, please, if you're down on your knees
Carry on, carry on
Your head is full of doubt, you can't figure it out
Carry on, carry on
Between the time it takes to make all those mistakes
Carry on, carry on
It don't matter what you say or do
It just seems to work out if you want it to
Let out all the slack, take it off your back
Carry on, carry on
Let me bend your ear, never shed a tear
Carry on, carry on
Carry on, carry on