Hard Living Blues

[Verse 1]
Bottle on the counter
Dust on my pay
Landlord at the front door
Saying I can’t stay
These boots are broken
But they’re all I own
Every mile I’m walking
Cuts right to the bone

[Chorus]
I got that hard living blues
Running through my veins
Hard living blues
Cold coffee
Warm pain
I keep on moving
Nowhere to choose
Just a long
Low moan
Of this hard living blues

[Verse 2]
Smoke in my lungs
And a weight on my chest
Sleep on a torn couch
Never getting no rest
Mama tried to warn me
“Boy
You’re bound to fall”
But the dice hit the table
And I lost it all

[Bridge]
Slide guitar crying
Harmonica too
Sky hanging heavy
Same color as blue
If there’s a road to mercy
Tell me
Where does it turn?
’Til I find that corner
I’m just working to burn

[Chorus]
I got that hard living blues
Running through my veins
Hard living blues
Cold coffee
Warm pain
I keep on moving
Nothing to lose
Just a long
Low moan
Of this hard living blues