Midnight in the Pocket

I rode in the town with a tired old grin

Dust on my boots and a storm within

Streetlights flicker on a hot back road

My troubles weigh less when the bass gets bored

We're dancin' through the dark where the trouble don't stay

Blues in my blood and a funk in my sway

If the night gets heavy, I'll hit a road on by

Got a little fighting by my steps

And a spark in my eye

Well, the band hit a groove like a sweet backbite

Snare cracked clean in the black of night

Every hurt I carried

Started to bend

When the guitar cried

And the organ rolled in

We're dancin' through the dark

Where the troubles don't stay

Blues in my blood

And the funk in my sway

If the night gets heavy

I'll let it roll on by

Got a little fire in my step

And a spark in my eye

I've been bent, I've been bruised, I've been worn to the bone

But the rhythm called me back, said, boy, come home

So I clap my hands and I shake off the rain

Turn my blues into motion and I ride that train

We're dancing through the dark where the trouble don't stay

Blues in my blood and the funk in my sway

If the night gets heavy, I let it roll on by

Got a little fire in my step

And a spark in my eye

Yeah, I got a little fire in my step tonight

And the blues keep groovin'

'Til the morning light