Wearing Out My Welcome With The Blues

Written by Sid Griffin

Coulda been a lawyer coulda been a king

Coulda been a doctor or any damn thing

Instead I'm the bearer of bad news

I'm wearing out my welcome with the blues

Coulda been your lover, coulda been your dad

Coulda been the best thing that you ever had

But now I'm so lonely it's not true

I'm wearing out my welcome with the blues

When Mr Blues sees me coming

He runs away to distant sunny shores

When Mr Blues knows I'm bummin'

He knows there'll be some bad times in store

Been to Yokohama fightin'in the war

Fought every kind of battles for hearts and minds and more

And now I'm a-reckonin' we're through

And I'm wearing out welcome with the blues

When Mr Blues sees me coming

He'll likely hide behind the general store

When Mr Blues knows I'm bummin'

He's pulled the shades before I reach his door

Been in love and lucky

Been in jail it's true

I've been from old Kentucky

And I'd miss it more than you

And now I'm a reckonin' we're through

And I'm wearing out my welcome

And now I'm just drinking here till two

And I'm wearing out my welcome with the blues

© Sid Griffin

Published by Coal Train Tunes/Bug Music Ltd