Jackie Greene The Ballad of Sleepy John lyrics

Any day now the sky could fall
I'Â'm not one to complain
But this don'Â't feel like no paradise at all
Down on the corner in the rain

Old Kentucky, he'Â's a friend of mine
He got them Fayette County blues
Ain'Â't no woman ever keep the man in line
And there ain'Â't no woman he can refuse

I stumbled in with my guitar
And bought a drink behind the bar
Sat in with the band until two
And then I said

Â"Too much whiskey, make me tumble homeÂ"
Â"Too much Jesus, make me prayÂ"
Â"Too much love and Lord, I feel so all aloneÂ"
Â"But thatÂ''s alright mama, thatÂ''s okay


'CauseÂ' Sweet Serrita, sheÂ''s behind the bar
SheÂ''s got the towel in her hand
Lord, release her, she'Â's only twenty four
And sheÂ''s doin' the best that she can

I donÂ''t know but I been told
That freedom is an open road
I guess, it all depends on how you drive
While you'Â're alive

People tell me, I'Â'm the lucky one
Well, that don'Â't matter much to me
'CauseÂ' I ain'Â't nothing but my father'Â's son
And thatÂ''s all IÂ''m ever gonna be