He's just a singer

A natural born guitar ringer

Kind of a clinger

To sad old songs

He's not a walk behinder

He's a new note finder

His name's a reminder

Of a blues man that's already gone

So he started drinkin'

Took some things that

messed up his thinkin'

He was sure sinkin'

When she came along

He was alone in the spot light

Not too much left in sight

She changed all that one night

When she sang him this song

Hey, baby I love you

Hey, baby I need you

Hey, baby you ain't got to prove to me

You're some kind of macho man

You've wasted so much of your life

Runnin' through the dark nights

Let me shine a little love light

Down on that blues man

He got so sick from speedin'

All the things they said he was needin'

If he is to keep on pleasin'

All of his fans

He got cuffed on dirt roads

He got sued over no shows

She came and took all that old load

Down off that blues man

And he said

Hey, baby I love you too

Hey, baby I need you

Hey, baby I do get tired

Of this travelling band

I'm over 40 years old now

Nights would be cold now

If you hadn't stuck it out

With this blues man

He's over 40 years old now

Nights would be so cold now

If she hadn't hung around

With that blues man