Blues for the Lost Days

Pick up the paper and what do I see A mad dog killer - gonna set him free Some other kid with a minor crime Judge gave him twenty to ninety nine Too late to change the slate It's a stone cold deal and it's goin' down every day I heard about the cops

Looking back through the years Like I got myself a time machine Memories flood around me People and places where I've been I had the blues for the lost days Way back when times were lean We had Sonny Boy, Freddy King and Hendrix And they'd be sitting

I've felt the earth a-trembling Mud slides in the rain The fire that took my old house And things won't be the same But I don't mind with my sweet woman by my side Life ain't always easy but she always keeps me satisfied We've had our share of quarre