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Nothin’ New Blues

Chris Butler

I’ve been singing the blues
for about a lifetime or two.
But it’s nothing new.

Back down the same old dark dirt road,
I barely budge as I grudgingly trudge
over and around the brown camouflaged toads
and through puddles of fudge mud.
I get the feeling that I’m being followed
between the rows of hollow pines
but I turn to find it’s only my own shadow,
even though the sun won’t shine.
My somber timbre of sorrow,
with mellow melodies of sadness
makes me believe I’m shallow,
as I drown in this mess.

Been singin’ the blues,
about a lifetime or two.
It’s nothin’ new.

Walking miles wearing the same old shoes,
so the sole’s wearing thin.
Metric miles in disintegrating shoes,
until my soul’s worn thin.

Singin’ these blues
‘bout a lifetime or two.
Nothin’ ever new.

My sneaker’s seams have come unglued
and my socks are soaked straight through.
I’m seemingly easily susceptible to the flu,
while I still feel ill, feeble and subdued.

It’s harsh to swallow but it’s true,
but if you still need a clue,
I sing my blues to you
because it ain’t too hard to do.

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