Steve Earle

Rex's Blues

Steve Earle


Ride the blue wind high and free 
she'll lead you down through misery 
leave you low, come time to go 
alone and low as low can be 

If I had a nickel I'd find a game 
If I won a dollar I'd make it rain 
If it rained an ocean I'd drink it dry 
and lay me down dissatisfied 

Legs to walk and thoughts to fly 
eyes to laugh and lips to cry 
a restless tongue to classify 
all born to grow and grown to die 

So tell my baby I said so long 
tell my mother I did no wrong 
tell my brother to watch his own 
and tell my friends to mourn me none 

I'm chained upon the face of time 
feelin' full of foolish rhyme 
there ain't no dark till something shines 
I'm bound to leave this dark behind 

Ride the blue wind high and free 
she'll lead you down through misery 
leave you low, come time to go 
alone and low as low can be