Dad was my hero God called him away
Momma was lonely and I was afraid
With no one to lean on I turned to the booze
Hard times come early when you´re born with the blues

Railroads were leaving and airplanes were in
The great war was brewing about to begin
Hungry and lonesome nothing to lose
Raised in a boxcar and born with the blues

Born with the blues trouble in mind
Smoking and drinking by the time I was nine
In debt from the start I´m still paying my dues
Crazy and lonely and born with the blues

In spite of the cocaine and in spite of it all
God gave me a woman to cushion the fall
You´re like Paul of the bible spreading good news
A man on a journey and born with the blues

Born with the blues trouble in mind
Smoking and drinking by the time I was nine
In debt from the start I´m still paying my dues
Crazy and lonely and born with the blues