Blues Traveler

Songwriter: Chris Whitley

Producer: Matt Rollings

They hold me here much longer
Probably go mad all by myself
Now I really need somebody
Said I really need somebody's help

Why does a man up in the judgment chair
Got his ass and God's right arm in some double pair? Alright

Walkin' a frozen line
A western winter be hail and rain
Way back in New York this mornin'
There ain't no one there who ever gonna remember my name

Now when the sun comes up, mama, you should know
That now I just don't care no more, alright

Three o'clock this morning
When I thought I saw Jesus coming down
He came through the concrete, baby
He came through them walls without no sound

Now I mean concrete walls, that ain't no clay
I closed my eyes and he slipped away, alright

They look at you sideways
They call no man by his Christian name
All you got is your backbone to lean on
You can expect no help from your brain

Now when a man wants reason
He best be willin' to pay
I'm down in Leavenworth prison now
I do not count no days

Blues Traveler (formerly known as "The Establishment" or "The Establishment Blues Band") is an American rock band that formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band's music spans a variety of genres, including blues rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock. They are known for extensive use of segues in live performances, and were considered a key part of the re-emerging jam band scene of the 1990s, spearheading the H.O.R.D.E. touring music festival.

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