Ballad In Low E - Willie P. Bennett
I feel like a conductor
who just missed his train
Like a rain maker
who cannot make rain
And every time I come around
You tell me I'm insane
But you still let me in
Again and again
Like a riverboat gambler
who just played his last hand
The businessmen got angry
and they all took a stand
He had to jump into the river
But he made it to land
And with the posse looking for him
You let him in just the same
'Cause you take the pain
Out of every wound
You understand
You make me light
When I feel blue
And just for second measure
You tell me that you love me too
Kind of make me want to hang
Up my gambling game
I feel like a pirate ship captain
Whose men have all jumped ship
You can't sail a boat
If she won't float
Not even on no treasure trip
But they knew me well
I didn't have to tell them
My only treasure was you
And so they all went home
And they knew I had no need to roam
Cause you take the pain
Out of every wound
You understand
You make me light
When I feel blue
And just for second measure
You tell me that you love me too
Kind of make me want to hang
Up my gambling name