Texas-Hammer Blues

(Verse 1)

Woke up this mornin’, sweat talkin’ to my skin

Sun beat me to the punch, said boy, you’re late again

Boots still muddy from the lies I couldn’t outrun

Yeah, my luck’s got a fast car, but no headlights on

(Verse 2)

Got a woman so cold, she make the devil complain

Smile like a Sunday, love me like a hard rain

She say, “Baby, be patient,” then she turn out the light

Left me wrestlin’ my demons on a Saturday night

(Chorus)

I got them Texas-hammer blues, hit hard, don’t stall

Shake like a busted amp screamin’ down the hall

Yeah, they bite real mean, but they feel so true

Lord, I can’t play the blues… unless they play me too

(Verse 3)

Strings cut my fingers, but I bend ‘em anyway

Pain sound better when you say it this way

Every note got a scar, every chord got a bruise

But my guitar tell the truth when my mouth get confused

(Bridge)

If love’s a gamble, I been all-in all night

Lost my shirt, lost my sleep, but I learned how to fight

(Chorus)

I got them back-alley blues, electric and loud

Cryin’ through a Strat with my head bowed

Yeah, I sweat out sins I never knew

That’s the cost of livin’ honest with the blues

(Outro)

So turn it up ‘til the walls start to shake

Let the hurt feel useful, let the heartbreak ache

I ain’t lookin’ for heaven, I paid my dues

Just give me six strings and these Stevie-style blues