George Scherer: Music

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STREET SINGER'S BLUES
Written by George Scherer
Copyright 1995, George Scherer

I AM AN OL' STREET SINGER, ONE MORE SONG I'D LIKE TO SING
I'VE SEEN MANY TOWNS AND MILES, MUST'VE BROKE A MILLION STRINGS
AIN'T NEVER MADE MUCH MONEY BUT SOMEHOW I DO GET BY
THE HIGHWAY IS MY HOMETOWN, GOT NO CITY LIMITS SIGNS

THE FOXES HAVE THEIR HOLLOWS AND THE BIRDS THEY HAVE THEIR NESTS
BUT A SON OF MAN, HE HARDLY CAN FIND A PLACE TO LAY HIS HEAD
I SLEPT SOME NIGHTS IN HONKY?TONKS AND IN THE BACK SEATS OF CARS
SOME NIGHTS I'VE SLEPT IN DOORWAYS HUDDLED UP WITH MY GUITAR

I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO DRINK SOME WHISKEY,
I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO DRINK SOME GIN
SPENT SOME TIME UP ON THE WAGON, SPENT SOME TIME SUNK DEEP IN SIN
I'VE LAUGHED MY WAY THROUGH SORROW, I'VE CRIED TEARS OF ECSTASY
ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE UNDERTAKER, ONE BREATH AWAY FROM ETERNITY

I MADE A COUPLE OF RECORDS, BUT I NEVER GOT ONE RIGHT
WHEN THAT TAPE WOULD TAKE TO TURNIN', SEEM LIKE I'D FREEZE UP INSIDE
LIKE A SONG IS WAY TO SACRED TO BE STUCK IN TIME AND SPACE
GUESS THAT'S WHY I'M STILL ON THE ROAD, HEADIN' FOR THE NEXT PLACE

I'VE KNOWN MY SHARE OF WOMEN, LOVED THEM ALL IN DIFFERENT WAYS
SOME THEY UP AND LEFT ME, OTHERS I PLAIN RAN AWAY
BUT THERE AIN'T NO SWEETER MUSIC UNDER GOD'S STARS ABOVE
THAN THE SWEET SONG OF A LADIES EYES WHEN SHE IS DEEP IN LOVE

NEVER BEEN MUCH ON RELIGION, BUT I KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE
TRY TO DO GOOD UNTO OTHERS, TRY MY BEST NOT TO DECEIVE
LEND A HAND TO THOSE WHO NEED IT, NEVER JUDGE NO OTHER MAN
'CAUSE EVERYONE OF US ARE SACRED,
WE'RE LIKE THE FINGERS ON GOD'S HAND

I AM AN OLD STREET SINGER, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ME ON TV
BUT I CAN MAKE THIS OL' GUITAR SOUND SWEET AS THE HONEY FROM THE BEE
I CAN MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR TROUBLES, I CAN MAKE YOU MOVE YOUR FEET
I AM AN OL' STREET SINGER OUT HERE SINGIN' ON THE STREET