John Hiatt - Old days
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I was Gsittin' in the dressing room with Brownie CMcGee
He was Emdrinkin' that milk with that DDewar's Whiskey
Said John, there's Gnothin' written anywhere, suggests the Cblues will set you free
Old Emdays are comin' Dback to Gme
I was Gridin' in the back seat, with CSonny Terry
Little harmonica Emplayer used to drive him around, I think his Dname was Harry
Tried to Gget him to eat tofu, raw vegetables, Cnuts, and berries
But EmSonny wasn't havin' Dany of it G
He let me Gshare a room with 'em for a Ccouple of weeks
Sonny Emslept with his good eye open staring out from Dunder the sheets
I was Gyoung and uncomfortable, I don't mind tellin' Cya kinda gave me the creeps
Old Emdays are comin' Dback to Gme
GOld days are comin' Cback to me
Don't know Emwhat was so good about 'em, I played Dpractically free
I had Gnothin' to live up to Ceverywhere to be
Old Emdays are comin' Dback to Gme
On some Gdates with Mose Allison somewhere Cout in the Midwest
Said some of my Emlyrics reminded him of the poet Kenneth Patchen I Dtook it as a compliment
He was re- Gferring to the line about wearin' neon signs Con your wounds, later on, I knew what he meant
EmOld days are Dcomin' back to Gme
On a Gdate with John Lee Hooker at a packed Cjoint up in Washington
He Emcame in with a gorgeous woman on each arm as DI was singing my song
GWalked 'em right up and sat 'em on the edge of the Cstage as I went singing along
And that's Emcalled "evenin' Dson, I'm the Gheadliner"
GOld days are comin' Cback to me
I don't know Emwhat was so great about 'em, I played Dpractically free
But I Ghad nothing to live up to and Ceverywhere to be
Old Emdays are comin' Dback to Gme
Played a Ggig with John Hammond Jr. up in CVancouver BC
Exotic Emdancer came in my dressing room, started Ddancing exotically
They were Gsmoking something in the audience that night, smelled Cexactly like cat pee
Old Emdays are comin' Dback to me G
GOpened up a gig for Gatemouth Brown down in CBaton Rouge
He was Gplaying that Hillbilly, Jazz, Cajun, Country GZydeco, and Blues
GThrowin' it out past the walls like Csome kind of musical centrifuge
EmOld days are Dcomin' back to Gme
GOld days are comin' Cback to me
I don't know Emwhat was so good about 'em, I played Dpractically free
But I had Gnothin' to live up to Ceverywhere to be
Old Emdays are comin' Dback to me G
Yeah, Gold days are comin' Cback to me
I don't know Emwhat was so great about 'em, I played Dpractically free
But I had Gnothin' to live up to Ceverywhere to be
Old Emdays are comin' Dback to me G
EmOld days are Dcomin' back to me G