Keeping up with RJ
Hard times have fallenBut the sun will shine againIt’s going to be all right baby But I can’t say whenWell it’s hard times now But the sun will shine againDon’t know where I’m going, But it’s better than where I been
Phone rang this morning, Woke me out of bedA hand came through the receiver Shook me upside my headWell there’s hard times people, Getting worse every dayBad luck’s got hold of me, Every which way I turnShould sell my soul to the devil People say don’t talk that way
Hard times have fallen But the sun will shine againI'm a steady rolling womanI roll both night and dayBut I haven't got no sweet thing To roll along with meNo one to roll along with me
Makes me feel so lonesome, Can’t keep from crying, Can’t keep my eyes dryLosing love’s tough that way, Got to keep on struggling to get byNo time to worry if my life’s been in vain
Felix gone, left me behindBeen on my mind, left me quite blindLife and death entwinedI’m a steady rolling woman Staying on my grindHoping the stars stay aligned
Boarding that trainNot high on cocaineHolding off the pain, feigning delight, Got to slay these blues tonight
I'm a free rolling woman Heading down life’s highwayA steady rolling woman Standing at the crossroads Lost track of time, brain out of whackA turning tempo of timeExpecting the devil by & byWith his bag full of illusions Want to find out whyGot my eyes on the prize, Devil got his eyes on me
Lost love along the way Don’t know night from dayRolling along singing my songNot too lonesome to Write a poem in vain
Soul trains coming, Looking for a rideTo follow my dreamFollow them alongMy mind’s going for a ride tonightThe blues are on my soul tonight
Got to keep struggling, rolling alongA rolling stone gathers no moss, Fight those blues Trying to stay right
I’m a steady rolling woman Rolling to the crossroads Keeping time with my hand jive Making up my mind Where I’m going this day in time
* I wrote this song some time ago, way back in 2012, and somehow it never made its way here. Of course it's for Robert Johnson. I own his complete collection and I love RJ. Everyone knows the story about how he went to the crossroads and the devil took his life. If not - look it up. Pretty fantastic stuff.
Phone rang this morning, Woke me out of bedA hand came through the receiver Shook me upside my headWell there’s hard times people, Getting worse every dayBad luck’s got hold of me, Every which way I turnShould sell my soul to the devil People say don’t talk that way
Hard times have fallen But the sun will shine againI'm a steady rolling womanI roll both night and dayBut I haven't got no sweet thing To roll along with meNo one to roll along with me
Makes me feel so lonesome, Can’t keep from crying, Can’t keep my eyes dryLosing love’s tough that way, Got to keep on struggling to get byNo time to worry if my life’s been in vain
Felix gone, left me behindBeen on my mind, left me quite blindLife and death entwinedI’m a steady rolling woman Staying on my grindHoping the stars stay aligned
Boarding that trainNot high on cocaineHolding off the pain, feigning delight, Got to slay these blues tonight
I'm a free rolling woman Heading down life’s highwayA steady rolling woman Standing at the crossroads Lost track of time, brain out of whackA turning tempo of timeExpecting the devil by & byWith his bag full of illusions Want to find out whyGot my eyes on the prize, Devil got his eyes on me
Lost love along the way Don’t know night from dayRolling along singing my songNot too lonesome to Write a poem in vain
Soul trains coming, Looking for a rideTo follow my dreamFollow them alongMy mind’s going for a ride tonightThe blues are on my soul tonight
Got to keep struggling, rolling alongA rolling stone gathers no moss, Fight those blues Trying to stay right
I’m a steady rolling woman Rolling to the crossroads Keeping time with my hand jive Making up my mind Where I’m going this day in time
* I wrote this song some time ago, way back in 2012, and somehow it never made its way here. Of course it's for Robert Johnson. I own his complete collection and I love RJ. Everyone knows the story about how he went to the crossroads and the devil took his life. If not - look it up. Pretty fantastic stuff.
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