These Blues
From Despair to Redemption: These Blues Unveiled
Lyrics
When I get these blues, I just look back down that road
Reflecting on the past when feeling blue
It's been a while since I laid down that load
It's been a while since I've released that burden
These blues ain't nothin' like the blues I had
The current blues are different from previous ones
Before I paid a little debt I owed
After settling a debt, the nature of the blues changed
When I get these blues, I just look back down that road
Repeated: Reflecting on the past when feeling blue
Everythin' I ever needed was on the shelf
Everything needed was available, but spent time in self-pity
Spent all of my time feelin' sorry for myself
Wasted time feeling sorry for oneself
I was driftin' and dreamin' and waitin'
Drifting, dreaming, waiting for an opportunity
And watchin' for a ship with a silver sail
Expecting a fortunate chance or break
But I got lucky and I woke up in jail
Luck led to waking up in jail, a turning point
There is none so blind as he who will not see
Refers to being unwilling to see the truth
And it's easy to see I could not see that was me
Realization of personal blindness
When he washed ashore
A metaphorical rebirth or realization
The drunken sailor was adrift in the city night
A lost, intoxicated person in the city at night
And you'd better believe, in the mornin' my burden was light
Signifying a lighter emotional weight in the morning
Well I don't know where I'm goin'
Uncertainty about the future
But I know where I've been
Confidence in the past experiences
And there ain't no need to ever go back again
Deciding not to revisit past mistakes
And my very worst days are so much better
Current difficult days are better than past good days
Than the best I knew back then
Grateful for overcoming past hardships
And I thank the Lord that a loser can sometimes win
Expressing gratitude for unexpected victories
Yeah, I thank the Lord that a loser can sometimes win
Thankfulness for occasional success despite failures
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