Eric Clapton

Songwriter: Helena Springs Bob Dylan

Producer: Glyn Johns

[Verse 1]
Blue sky upon the horizon
Private eye is on my trail
And if I don't be there by morning
You know that I must have spent the night in jail

I have been running from Memphis to L.A
Had an appointment set sometime for today
And if I don't be there by morning
You know that I must have gone the other way

[Chorus]
Finding my way back to you, girl
Lonely and blue and mistreated too
Sometimes I think of you, girl
Is it true that you think of me too?

[Verse 2]
I got a woman living in L.A
I got a woman waiting for my pay
And if I don't be there by morning
Pack my clothes, get down on your knees and pray

[Chorus]

[Outro]
I left my woman with a twenty dollar bill
I left her waiting, I hope she is waiting for me still
If I don't be there by morning
You know that I, I never will

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”.

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