Soul Fire Blues

Soul Fire Blues…Dats Me

Neon buzzing on a cracked brick wall,

Heavy smoke rising as the shadows fall.

You're running from a ghost in a worn-out coat,

With a bitter taste of trouble rising in your throat.

Chasing a dollar down a dead-end street,

Tell me, brother, can you stand on your feet?

The rain is coming, the river is high,

Open up your collar to the stormy sky.

Let that soul fire burn, let it rage in the dark,

We can strike a light from a single spark.

If the mud is pulling down on your boots tonight,

Reach into the black, we’re gonna find the light. [Verse 2]

I hear the floorboards creaking under your stride,

Ain't no use in trying to find a place to hide.

You're tougher than the iron in a graveyard gate,

Don't you bow your head to a crooked fate.

Look me in the eye, see the man I am,

We're two wild currents in a broken dam.

The rain is coming, the river is high,

Open up your collar to the stormy sky.

Let that soul fire burn, let it rage in the dark,

We can strike a light from a single spark.

If the mud is pulling down on your boots tonight,

Reach into the black, we’re gonna find the light.

Echoes in the valley, grease on the wheel,

This is the only kind of bond that's real.

Hold on tight to the edge of the storm,

Keep the engines running till the blood stays warm.