Dark, quiet, sinking fast,
Mesmerized by the city of glass,
Ran in the open where we walked in chains,
Out in the rust and the pouring rain,
Hey, Marie, you were all I loved,
Chinatown in the early light,
Give me something that won't ever change,
Hold me like a devil in the dirty night.
Some cheer and they dance around,
I saw Marie's face chalked in the ground,
Some take to whisky and they stay at home,
It's me and Marie in the dark alone,
You bring the cigarettes and I'll bring the wine,
She's drinking coffee 'neath a traffic light,
Basement bars and rock and roll,
One or two of these will lay you low.
Everywhere I go,
Many times I've often thought of you,
Everywhere I go,
Everywhere I go I sing the blues.
Sundown on the river bridge,
They got a cage on the sides of it,
I walked through passing cars,
If a sad boy can think they don't make it too hard,
I bought a painting from an old blind man,
Blank canvas with his name scratched on,
You're more beautiful than I can see,
Whisper in a shotgun between my teeth.
Everywhere I go,
Many times I've often thought of you,
Everywhere I go,
Everywhere I go I sing the blues.
I see the ghosts of the Christian past,
In the shadows that the evening lights,
The righteous path is in your shoes,
Everywhere I go I sing the blues.
credits
from Jackets: Live,
released December 11, 2018
Music and lyrics by Alexander Martin
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