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

But 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 mach of 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

[ guitar ]

He got so sick from speedin' all the things they said he was needin'

If he was 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 sang hey baby I love you too hey baby I need you

Hey baby I do get tired of this traveling band

I'm over forty years old now nights would be cold now

If you hadn't stuck it out with this blues man

He's over forty years old now nights would be so cold now

If she hadn't hung around with that blues man

[ guitar - steel - guitar ]