Century Blues

12-30-99

 

 

Verse 1

You got planes fallin’ out of the sky

When the lights go out and all the water runs dry

Phones won’t work, trains won’t run

You lose your money at the point of a gun

I gotta get up and turn off the news

I got the end of the twentieth century blues

I’ve only got one life to lose

I got the end of the twentieth century blues

 

Verse 2

You got bombs flyin’ into the air

You can’t buy no food ‘cos there’s nothin’ down there

Mail won’t come, boats won’t go

You know I heard it on my little radio

I gotta get up and turn off the news

I got the end of the twentieth century blues

I’ve only got one life to lose

I got the end of the twentieth century blues

 

(Solo to verse)

 

Verse 3

I got a woman won’t get out of my face

My home’s a mess, I can’t stand the place

Dog won’t hunt, car won’t start

This whole dang world is a-fallin’ apart

I gotta get up and turn off the news

I got the end of the twentieth century blues

I’ve only got one life to lose

I got the end of the century

The twentieth century

End of the twentieth century blues