Suede Shoe Blues

Been rolling snake eyes I got

Empty pockets I was

Kicked out the lifeboat when I

Tried to rock it and the

Heebie jeebies got me

Scared and shakin' and my

Baby left me with my

Poor heart breakin' down in

Bad Luck, Texas so I

Called Collect my worn out

Blue suede shoes were all that

I got left.

She was a June bride and a

September widow and she'd

Call me over sayin'

Look here kiddo I ain't

Got time for wastin' and no

Inclination get on

Board this train before it

Leaves the station I was

Fourteen years old poppin'

Wheelies and I

Rode down the street it was the

Nineteen seventies.

I tell ya doctor I don't

Know where it went wrong I just

Woke up one morning tryin' to

Write a hit song and the

Blues all around my bed the

Rain was thumpin' on the

Roof and I said Well now

Ain't that somethin' I thought

It was profound but they

Just laughed and said Give up

Your blue suede attitude that

Time is long past.

Spent my last greenback dollar and I

Pawned my watch and chain and

Would've pawned my baby but the

Law made me refrain so I

Put on dark glasses and sang

To all the passers-by and

If you find me there just please

Remind me why on earth I

Tried to pay these dues to

Own these tired shoes it's

Just a dream I had so

Don't let it make you sad.