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Backwater Blues

from Bluegrass Vacation by Robbie Fulks

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lyrics

Done with the compass, done with the chart
Stuck in these shallows that I know by heart
Thoughts of the future are yesterday’s news
The sun never sets on these backwater blues

I came to sample the tropical pace
I’ll likely stay till the dirt hits my face
I went and hung up my workingman’s shoes
And planted my toes in the backwater blues

Tin cup for coffee, dirt for a yard
Old dog too sleepy to move
Long as you’re living you’re lost in a spell
And when you’re dead, well, man who can tell?

Bridge to the mainland is closed for repair
Peg-leg policeman asleep in a chair
Could be the boredom, could be the booze
Even the cops get the backwater blues

Tin cup for coffee, dirt for a yard
That flop-eared bitch rarely moves
Try not to breathe lest you take in the smell
Try not to stop ‘cause

Done with the compass, done with the chart
Stuck in these shallows that I know by heart
My mind is drugged, now I’m too stoned to choose
All’s I got left are the backwater blues
No, the sun never sets on these backwater blues

credits

from Bluegrass Vacation, released April 7, 2023
(Robbie Fulks) Lorne Rall Music (ASCAP)

Robbie Fulks – vocal, guitar
Chris Eldridge – guitar
Todd Phillips – bass

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Robbie Fulks Chicago, Illinois

Robbie Fulks is a recording artist, instrumentalist, & songwriter living in Chicago. His most recent release, Upland Stories, earned wide-spread recognition & 2 Grammy® nominations. His early work helped define the 90s "alt-country" movement while his newer work extends that tradition with old-time rambles, reflections on love, & the troubles the people. ... more

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