Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Richard M. Jones

Producer: Steve Rowland

I might lay my head
On some lonesome railroad line
And let that midnight special
Ease my troubled mind

Oh, they say
That old graveyard
Is a mighty lonesome place
They put you six feet under
Put that old dirt down in your face

Yes, trouble in mind
I'm so blue
Oh, but I ain't gonna be blue always
Y'know something neighbour?
That sun's gonna shine, on the Killer's backdoor some day

Trouble in mind
I'm blue
But I won't be blue always
'Cause that old sun gonna shine on my backdoor some day

Trouble in mind
I'm so blue
But y'know somethin'?
I won't be blue always
'Cause the sun is gonna shine on my backdoor some day

I'm gon' lay~ my head
On a lonesome railroad now
Let that midnight special
Eat my trouble in mind

Trouble in mind, god have mercy

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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