Whispers from the Bayou Grave

Woke up this morning, sun hanging low in the sky Delta mud clinging to my weary feet, can't even sigh Boss man's hollering, chain gang breaking my back Sweat and sorrow mixing on this lonesome track Lost my baby to the river, she slipped away in the night Now the blues got me holding on, fighting for the light Oh, these blues, they call my name, deep down in my soul Hardship's my companion, but I ain't gonna fold Blue notes wailing like the wind through the cotton fields Resilience in my veins, yeah, the hurting never yields Singing low and slow let the pain pour out I'm still standing tall no matter what it's about I'm on a climb across the living where the waters run wild Memories of freedom, dreams like a long lost child Picket lines and empty pockets life's a crooked game But I pick up my guitar turn the fire to flame From the fields of Mississippi to the streets of Chicago town This old heart keeps beating, won't let me back down Oh, these blues, they call my name, deep down in my soul Hardship's my companion, but I ain't gonna fold Blue notes wailing like the wind through the cotton fields Resilience in my veins, yeah, the hurting never yields Singing low and slow Let the pain pour out, I'm still standing tall No matter what it's about One day the storm will break and the chains will unwind I'll rise from the ashes leave the darkness behind Voices of the ancestors echoing through the night And every bent note I'll find my fire Train whistle blowing carrying my troubles away But the weight on my shoulders it just won't sway Loved ones gone too soon under that southern sky Yet in the quiet moments I learned how to fly From the cradle of the delta, where the spirit was born These blues are my story from dusk until dawn Oh, these blues, they call my name, deep down in my soul Hardship's my companion, but I ain't gonna fold Blue notes wailing like the wind through the cotton fields Hardship's my companion, but I ain't gonna fold Blue notes wailing like the wind through the cotton fields Resilience in my veins, yeah, the tears will unwind Resilience in my veins, yeah, the tears will unwind Hardship's my companion, but I ain't gonna fold Hardship's my companion, but I ain't gonna fold Hardship's my companion, but I ain't gonna fold Blue notes wailing like the wind through the cotton fields