Album: Guilty Of Innocence

Delta Prison Blues

Law man watchin' just sittin' in the shade awhile
Says your blues ain't nothin' cause you ain't got money now
The trial's over -- it's all been said and done
It's been a tired ride since Highway Sixty-One

It's a long way down to New Orleans
Had to sing those blues with some soul
Had no rolling stone to put them on the cover
Either hold it down or pack it away

Everybody had to pull their weight on their own
And after the shows were played and gone they're alone

Big daddy soul came a long way from anywhere
Was a limited edition and he can't seem to sell it now
Newspaper stories don't pay the rent anyway
And it doesn't make a difference when you have no place to stay

It's a long way to come from New Orleans
Just to find yourself with some change
Big city producer didn't get you too far
Just cut himself a piece of the cake

Nobody ever had nothin' come there way on their own
And those times won't ever be replace when they're gone