Story Behind The Song
Buddy Cleveland - vocals and harp
Steve Cocchi - guitar and percussion
Paul Cleveland - tenor saxphone
Song Description
This is a very different take on the blues musically but blues at its core. What started out as a simply 12-bar turned into an existential epic. Nobody gets out alive...
| Song Length |
6:12 |
Genre |
Blues - Modern, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Cool |
Subject |
Existence, Universe |
| Similar Artists |
The Doors |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Have you heard the news, don't nobody escape the blues
Have you heard the news, everybody got to pay their dues
It's every man's natural condition to live with a blues affliction
Some people sedate their mind just to endure the daily grind
Some people sedate their mind, walkin' through life half blind
Tryin' to avoid the pain, their life goes down the drain
Livin' with a blues affliction, don't matter 'bout your ambition
Livin' with a blues affliction, could be a doctor or a politician
It's every man's natural condition to live with a blues affliction
Some people they turn to God, and let Jesus be their lighting rod
Some people they turn to the Lord, and look to heaven for their reward
Heaven may calm your fears, but this world is still a vale of tears
You got to keep rollin' that stone, your purpose might seem unknown
You got to keep rollin' that stone, don't worry you ain't alone
Keep rollin' and don't ask why, just keep rollin' til the day you die
Livin' with a blues affliction, it's more than a simple addiction
Livin' with a blues affliction, it's just life in this world by definition
It's every man's natural condition to live with a blues affliction
Livin' with a blues affliction, there ain't no question about your mission
Livin' with a blues affliction, there's no alternate disposition
It's every man's natural condition to live with a blues affliction