Songwriter: Bernie Marsden David Coverdale
Producer: Martin Birch
I love the blues, they tell my story
If you don't feel it you can never understand
So many times I thought about it
And now I know just what it means to be a man
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait or hesitate 'cos I love the life I live
I'm gonna live the life I choose
You gotta understand
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
All of my life I've had a shady reputation
I've been the black sheep of the family all along
I never know if in my heart I'm really guilty
But I've been accused of never knowin' right from wrong
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait or hesitate 'cos I love the life I live
I'm gonna live the life I choose, yeah
You gotta understand
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues, oh yeah
My father said, You're crazy
He said, What you gonna do?
I left with my guitar and said
"I'll leave it up to you
I'm gonna live the life I love
And live the life I choose
And I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
I love the blues, they tell my story
If you don't feel it, I will tell you once again
All of my life I've been caught up in a crossfire
'Cos I've been branded with the devil mark of Cain
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait or hesitate 'cos I love the life I live
I'm gonna live the life I choose, yeah
You gotta understand
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues, yeah
If you don't feel it you can never understand
So many times I thought about it
And now I know just what it means to be a man
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait or hesitate 'cos I love the life I live
I'm gonna live the life I choose
You gotta understand
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
All of my life I've had a shady reputation
I've been the black sheep of the family all along
I never know if in my heart I'm really guilty
But I've been accused of never knowin' right from wrong
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait or hesitate 'cos I love the life I live
I'm gonna live the life I choose, yeah
You gotta understand
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues, oh yeah
My father said, You're crazy
He said, What you gonna do?
I left with my guitar and said
"I'll leave it up to you
I'm gonna live the life I love
And live the life I choose
And I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
I love the blues, they tell my story
If you don't feel it, I will tell you once again
All of my life I've been caught up in a crossfire
'Cos I've been branded with the devil mark of Cain
Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait or hesitate 'cos I love the life I live
I'm gonna live the life I choose, yeah
You gotta understand
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues
I'm walking in the shadow of the blues, yeah
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- Is This Love
- Still of the Night
- Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City
- Sailing Ships
- Rough an’ Ready
- Woman Trouble Blues
- Ready an’ Willing
- Don’t Mess with Me
- Too Many Tears
- Love Hunter
- Guilty of Love
- Tell Me How (Acoustic Version)
- Can’t Go On
- Good To Be Bad (Acoustic Version)
- A Fool in Love
- Love and Treat Me Right
- Can You Hear the Wind Blow by Whitesnake
- Forevermore (Acoustic Version)
- Sweet Lady Luck
- Take Me Back Again
- Stay with Me
- She’s a Woman
- All in The Name of Love