Bit O' The Blues

i have been thinkin’ about wastin’ away
away, away, a-way
and i have been drinkin’ but i can’t seem to taste
today, today, to-day
there’s cigarette upon my breath, biringin’ me closer to my death
but i am a-knowin that death is days
away, away, a-way

so i, i, i
i’ve been livin’ with hope
fillin’ my pipe with smoke
thinkin’ of ways to be free
and ways that I can cope
‘cause life ain’t really that bad
least not more than I can take
and everybody needs a bit o’ the blues, I say

so I have been waiting for a freight to roll
on by, on by, on by
and I’ll hop on that train and I’ll ne’er look
behind, behind, be-hind
this whiskey’s goin’ to my head and I’m startin’ to think I’d be better off dead
but this way of thinking will soon pass
on by, on by, on by

so i, i, i
I have had cause to wonder aloud
sittin’ out in the night, just starin’ at the clouds
people tell me I don’t know what’s allowed
but I think I know by now
i just find your laws a little too proud
they don’t leave enough room to be loud
and I choose not to follow anyhow

so i, i, i
i’ve been movin’ around
just roamin’ from town to town
lookin’ for a place to stay
where I can stick my roots in the ground
but you ain’t got me beat
i’m still standin’ on my own two feet
and everybody needs a bit o’ the blues, I say