Blood in the Gutter of My Song

Woke up broke with the dong still hanging

Same old scars and the same walls swaying

Coffee burned and the bills kept calling

My hands kept shaking, but I kept walking

I got blood in the gutter of my song

A hurt that's been with me all night long

If I sound rough, it's because I've been wrong

I don't sing tricks, I sing what's gone

Took a hard lift down a road too lonely

Found my name in the dust, the only thing on me

Mama said, son, don't let it harden

But pain turned the lock and it started what happened

I got blood in the gutter of my song

A hurt that's been with me all night long

If I sound rough, it's because I've been wronged

I don't sing pretty, I sing what's gone

Let the organ wail and the sly speak true

Let the horns hit hard like a drain gone loose

I've been torn up clean, I've been run through

Still I keep this ragged flame for you

I got blood in the gutter of my song

A hurt that's been with me all night long

If I sound rough, it's because I've been wronged

I don't sing pretty, I sing what's gone

I don't sing pretty, sing what's gone