First Name Basis (With The Blues)

FIRST NAME BASIS (WITH THE BLUES)
(Kurt Fortmeyer)

Battered old suitcases no laces in my shoes
Those gone without a traces social graces I once used
Well-acquainted with the spaces where it's safe to catch a snooze
I'm on a first name basis with the blues

Off to the races rent check's overdue
Down at the oasis chasing dreams that don't come true
Holding eights and aces with nothing left to lose
I'm on a first name basis with the blues

If money was trouble I wouldn't have a care
Ah but if trouble was money I'd be a millionaire

I've been put through the paces and the turning of the screws
I know a frowning face is the bearer of bad news
We hang in all of the same places yeah we've met a time or two
I'm on a first name basis with the blues

You ain't got to say it I already heard the news
I'm on a first name basis with the blues
I'm on a first name basis with the blues