Furry Lewis photo downloaded from Google
How Long Blues
I sometimes get the blues, sometimes I get honest to God clinical depression. There are a couple of things I do to check myself to see what's working on me.
First I assess what's going on. If there are things that worry, or make me sad going on, it's probably just that I'm being honest about my life and my situation. Sad isn't depression.
Second, I pick up a guitar and play some old, old blues. If I feel better, it's not depression, it's sadness. Blues helps.
From the great Furry Lewis.
How Long Blues
How long, Baby, how long,
Has that evening train been gone?
It been gone since that bloodred sun went down.
Thought I heard a whistle
Think I see a train
Train done took my baby
Left me here again
How long, how long, baby, how long?
Standing at the station
Looking down the track
Wonderin' 'bout that woman
Is she ever comin' back?
How long, how long, baby, how long?
How long?
How long?
Has it been since she been gone?
She been gone since that bloodred sun went down.
Looking for my baby, look as far as I can see
I ain't got no woman and Lord
These blues got me
How long, well, how long, baby how long?
How long?
How long?
Has that evening train been gone?
It been gone since that bloodred sun went down.
How long until election day?
How long will we be paying for the last seven years?
Will anything that happens in November make a difference?
I better get the bottleneck out.
This might take some time.
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