Dirty South Thump

down in the delta where the river runs slow cotton fields whispering secrets of woe mama's hands callous from the break of the dawn sang into the heavens when the hard times come on blue notes rising like smoke from the fire heartache and every string lifting me high oh the blues they call my name in the midnight hour echoes of sorrow but they bloom like a flower from the chains of the past to the soul sweet release resilient are all finding peace in the peace blue notes bending telling tales of the fight in the heart of the south we sang through the night a moniker wailing like a lonesome train guitar strings weeping in the pouring rain lost my darling to the fever's cruel bite but i pick up my axe let the music ignite communities gather around the land of soft glow voices entwining letting the deep feelings flow oh the blues they call my name in the midnight hour echoes of sorrow but they bloom like a flower from the chains of the past to the soul sweet release resilient are all finding peace in the peace blue notes bending telling tales of the fight in the heart of the south we sang through the night twelve bars of thunder calm response rang true from the fields to the city the spirit breaks through no more bending under the weight of the load emotions like rivers paving the road hardships my teacher and i'll never forget you of resilience my crown in every blue chord the lost are found electric fire now humming in the wind chicago lights calling where they always begin but the roots run deep in that red clay soil voices of ancestors mend in the toil sing for the broken the weary the strong blues is our story our endless song oh the blues they call my name in the midnight hour echoes of sorrow but they bloom like a flower from the chains of the past to the soul sweet release resilient and we're all finding peace in the peace blue notes bending telling tales of the fight in the heart of the south we sing through the night oh the blues they call my name in the midnight hour