He's just a singer a natural born guitar ringer kind of a clinger to sad old songs
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He's not a walk-behinder he's a new note finder
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But his name's a reminder of a blues man that's already gone
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So he started drinkin' took some things that messed up his thinkin'
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He was sure sinkin' when she came along
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He was alone in the spot light not too much left in sight
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She changed all that one night when she sang him this song
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Hey baby I love you hey baby I need you
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Hey baby you ain't got to prove to me you're some kind of (macho) of man
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You've wasted so much of your life runnin' through the dark nights
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Let me shine a little love light down on that blues man
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[ guitar ]
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He got so sick from speedin' all the things they said he was needin'
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If he was to keep on pleasin' all of his fans
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He got cuffed on dirt roads he got sued over no shows
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She came and took all that old load down off that blues man
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And he sang hey baby I love you too hey baby I need you
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Hey baby I do get tired of this traveling band
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I'm over forty years old now nights would be cold now
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If you hadn't stuck it out with this blues man
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He's over forty years old now nights would be so cold now
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If she hadn't hung around with that blues man
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[ guitar - steel - guitar ]
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Blues Man (a Tribute To Hank Williams Jr)
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| Alan Jackson |
