alter my blues

what will you wear tonight
out to the show
who will you try to impress
with all that you know

i'm here to see about a Tailor
to alter my blues
i ain't got but fifty cents
can i pay in IOUs

where did you sleep last night
was it out in the cold
when was your last hot meal
and the bread not five days old

i'm here to see about a Cobbler
to mend my blues
i don't got but twenty-five cents
can i pay in IOUs

how can you live your life
let the world pass you by
how can your children grow up
with only hatred in their eyes

i've come to see the Apothecary
to fend off these blues
i've got no damn sense
can I pay in IOUs

- jaw