Blood Mouth (Call it the Blues)

When you need a friend
I can lend a hand
I’ll meet you where you stand
And bring another finger for the dam

Or if you need some space
I could point you to a place
When the whole world is on your case
And all that blood has lost its taste

I could carry you
If you want me to
Or maybe we’ll just lie here
Whatever you wanna do

I’ll hold on to you
If you want me to
Or maybe we’ll just die here
Whatever you’re gonna do
Whatever you're gonna do

We could bring back gospel
Cause folks could use some good news
And if it don’t end in 'hallelujah'
We’ll just call it the blues

When there’s a storm at sea
In that first holy hymnal verse
Don’t the Lord always calm the waves
Right around the second or third?

But if you’re still sailing blind
And you feel around to find
You can’t get past the first two lines
And you still don’t hear no good news

By the time we get to amen
You might feel forsaken
I might call it a sin
But they’ll just call it the blues

Amen, Amen
They’ll call it the blues
Amen

I could carry you
If you want me to
Or maybe we’ll just die here
Whatever you wanna do
Whatever you’re gonna do

I’ll hold onto you