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The Blues Never Got Me Down

from From Nowhere To Here by Ross Mayhew

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i'm feeling lost in this world, i'm on the lost highway
it was clear that i wanted you but your love pushed me further away
am i on a slippery slope or a path to a higher ground?
i'm walking the same old road wearing my old shoes down
when i open the book, to find what page i'm on
you'll notice i face the devil and all his tempting sins
but the blues never got me down

i'm plagued by distant thoughts, the kind no man wants to think
distant shadows and waiting moon give me all the time to waste
i reach into my back pocket as i stroll from village to town
i pull out all i have, i throw it to the ground
i need nothing at all, just some peace of mind
i will plant a flower, what happens is down to time
but the blues never got me down

the world everyone claims is round but i'm walking in a straight line
i've been shown the truth so much but it all just seems a lie
i was born in the land of the free but i'm watched both night and day
shadows are creeping up, where are you tonight?
it can't be wrong to believe in love anymore
when the thunder claps, i'll embrace the rain when it pours
but the blues never got me down

i find it no trouble to keep on keeping on
when i go on my way, i'll only break the truer hearts
sometimes i find it hard, to tell one day from the next
i'm happy to watch the wheels go by i have no place to be
the world seems in such a hurry to empty out it's soul
i've crossed many bridges and the crossroads are ahead
but the blues never got me down

the sun was shining brightly, felt like i was walking to heaven
i dunno if they'd let me in, i'm sure to have committed a sin
i feel like boarding the next train, follow the night to where it goes
someday baby, you'll forget what you don't yet know
and i have had enough of this, it's all i can endure
i don't envisage god solving all the problems down here
but the blues never got me down

the clock tower in my town slowly takes my days away
only the gods can see the steps i've taken in this land
i look out upon silver waves and wonder on tales of old
a slow wind blowing through the streets keeps my mind awake
i've got such a deep attachment to such a simple world
a yellow magic sugarcube drives me out my mind
but the blues never got me down
but the blues never got me down
but the blues never got me down

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from From Nowhere To Here, released August 1, 2012

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Ross Mayhew Devon, UK

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