Steve Earle - King Of The Blues lyrics

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(Verse)

The day I was born across the sun

Momma cried 'dear Jesus, what have I done?'

'Lawd, have mercy on my unfortunate son!'

______(?) my second breath, mom on me

She'd just given birth to the King of Blues

(Verse 2)

And on that day somewhere somebody's dyin'

Alone in a dark room and nobody cryin'

Cuz there'd be only thing one

That I can't lead in life(?!)

Our brothers told everybody the news

The king is dead, long live the King of the Blues!

(Verse 3)

I'm the king of the blue, 13th of a line

A first in my name and the last of my kind

One foot in the grave, one hand on a handler tight(?!)

Descendin' directly from Saint John the Conquerer

And the High Priest of (?!) and the King of the Blues

(Verse 4)

I'm a lover, a fighter, a prophet of fools

The keeper of competence is the life of _____(?)

A constant and the jack of all trades

All from the ____(?) School

But there ain't neva made no _____(?) I couldn't move

I'm the last _______(?) and the king of the blues