Well I was just eighteen years old I sat down on some stairs I blew on some notes and gathered some votes And my blues began to shake that city air Drowned my life in fear And take me through your years But when I find I've got my piece of mind Lord knows you can spare me your tears Well I was just fresh out of school I didn't abide your city rules Stayed out late at night I did nothing alright And man you know I went and blew it all Drowned my life in fear And take me through your years And when I find I've got my piece of mind Lord knows you can spare me your tears Hey little woman I said I hear you real good Hey little woman I know that I'm feeling like a good man should Ooh, yeah alright I've had me some real good years I've got to loosen my tears I had me fight but it worked out alright And those blues of mine began to disappear I drowned my life in fear And took me through my years But when I find I've lost my piece of mind Lord knows you can spare me your tears