Born With The Blues

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Dad was my hero  God called him away
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Momma was lonely  and I was afraid
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With no one to lean on  I turned to
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 the booze
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Hard times come early  when you’re
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 born with the blues

Railroads were leaving  and 
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airplanes were in
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The great war was brewing  about to
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 begin
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Hungry and lonesome  nothing to lose
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Raised in a boxcar  and born with 
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the blues

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Born with the blues  trouble in mind
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Smoking and drinking  by the time I
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 was nine
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In debt from the start  I’m still 
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paying my dues
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Crazy and lonely  and born with 
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the blues

In spite of the cocaine  and in 
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spite of it all
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God gave me a woman  to cushion the
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 fall
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You’re like Paul of the bible  
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spreading good news
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A man on a journey  and born with 
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the blues