Geoff Baker - Black and Blues lyrics

Can't sleep on a whiskey pillow, And heaven knows I've tried Can't wake on a coffee dawn, And pray it takes the d**h out of your eyes Can't sail that bourbon street, And heaven knows I've tried The heat down deep divinest For thinning out your blues Those dreams, they looked the finest, But none of them come true Can't sweat inside side-walking sheets, And heaven knows I've tried To go back to someone sweet Who'll love me for the thorn that's in my side My better angels need it, To keep me high and dry I'm ankle-deep in gin and secrets, And never knowing why Can't sleep on a whiskey pillow, And heaven knows I've tried Can't wake on a coffee dawn And rub away the night and all the nights My better angels grieving From being black and blue So I just quit believing In the [lyrics stop, song ends]