dislocated boy

i've been gone a long time

lost in the seven seas. sail on

don't you come back

until you learn the birds and the bees. who will you find waiting for you

squeeze blood in the wine. left to call my preacher

and my very lovely wife. i said

hey now

knocked down

why'd you do it

roll me like a hurricane. all is a bust and i'm numb

like novocaine. who done it

what's up

you said

sell me out why don't you boy

i'm alone

severely broken

i'm a dislocated boy. i have cauterized my addictions

and i've suffocated my pride. before you and i embarked on

one hell of a ride. boy

i've had these blues

since i been six years old. but tell me don't you worry

about my very heavy load. and i said

knock down

drag out

bar fight

knuckles on the floor. and there's shattered glass

and one hell of a scar. broke down and hungry

you said so. sell me out

why don't you boy

i'm alone

severely broken

i'm a dislocated boy. all i need is my old guitar

and i'll play you the best damn blues. heavy affections

and i hate to lose. thirty-five years ago

i was born on robert johnson's knee

it's all been for you baby. i'm gonna make it back someday. so tell me about your working class hero

baby

tell me 'bout your kin

mine was born in mississippi

'round 1923. blue collar flannel shirts

was my father's way. worked in a factory

'til his dying day.