THE FACE BEHIND THE BLUES

I been some kind of dreamer
Dreaming is my fate  
I dreamed I made peace with you
I dreamed I was too late

The world’s star-crossed and faded
Reeling on its axis too
Everybody’s cryin’ holy
‘Bout the face behind the blues 

You got a way with words
You got a way with sex
You got a way with seduction
So I don’t care what happens next

You made me forget myself
My past and future too
Sometimes I think you know too much
About the face behind the blues 

Spent the summer in Mississippi
Canada in the fall
Down in New York City
I heard the watchman call

“Who goes there?” he cried
As we passed through
Heading south towards the coast
And the face behind the blues 

I tried to change my ways
Last fall I took a hit  
I was on the mainline
And I’m not over it

I walked the streets at midnight
My mind set on you
And the thousand different faces
Of the face behind the blues 

Spent the summer in Mississippi
Canada in the fall
Down in New York City
I heard the watchman call

“Who goes there?” he cried
As we passed through
Heading south towards the coast
And the face behind the blues 

Oh my sweet angel
You brought me flowers in reverse
But I could never judge you
I know I deserve worse

And I never will forget
How your kindness pulled me through  
The night that I finally met
The face behind the blues 

Spent the summer in Mississippi
Canada in the fall
Down in New York City
I heard the watchman call

“Who goes there?” he cried
As we passed through
Heading south towards the coast
And the face behind the blues