Charlie Daniels - Tangled up in Blue lyrics

rate me

Early one morning the sun was shining, I was laying in bed

Wondering if she'd changed it all, if her hair was still red.

Her folks they said our lives together, sure was gonna be rough

They never did like Mama's homemade dress

Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough.

And I was standing on the side of the road, rain falling on my shoes

Heading out for the East Coast

Lord, knows I've paid some dues getting through

Tangled up in blue.

She was married when we first met, soon to be divorced

I helped her out of a jam, I guess, but I used a little too much force.

We drove that car as far as we could, and abandoned it out West

Split it up on a dark sad night both agreeing it was best

She turned around to look at me as I was walking away

I heard her say over my shoulder

We'll meet again someday on the avenue!

Tangled up in blue.

When I had a job in the great north woods working as a cook for a spell

But I never did like it all that much and one day the ax just fell.

So I drifted down to New Orleans where I happened to be employed

Working for a while on a fishing boat right outside of Delacroix.

But all the while I was alone the past was close behind

I seen a lot of women, but she never escaped my mind

And I just grew tangled up in blue.

She was working in a topless bar and I stopped in for a beer

I just kept looking at her side of her face in the spotlight so clear

And later on as the crowd thinned out, I was just about to do the same

She was standing there in back of my chair

Said to me "Don't I know your name?"

Well, I muttered something underneath my breath,

She studied the lines on my face

I must admit I felt a little uneasy

When she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe

Tangled up in blue.