Robert Earl Keen Goin' Nowhere Blues lyrics

In the corner of the barroom
Lives the ghost of Langston Hughes
Takin' notes and smokin' cigarettes
Sippin' slowly on his booze
He's got them goin' nowhere blues

On the stage beneath the spotlight
Woody Guthrie sings the news
Always ready for the good fight
Never thinkin' that he'll lose
He's got them goin' nowhere blues

At the back way in the alley
Sellin' all you should refuse
Looks like Jane has finally given in
What the hell, it ain't no use!
She's got them goin' nowhere blues

Out the front 'round the corner
Martin Luther shines your shoes
Preachin' justice and equality
I guess Martin's payin' dues
He's got them goin' nowhere blues

On the other side it's a free ride
You've got money you can burn

When the ground shakes and the earth breaks
Which way you gonna turn?
Are you ever gonna learn?

In the poolroom on the table
Swillin' wine and smashin' cues
They locked him up last night for fighting
Cesar Chavez blew a fuse
He's got them, he got them goin' nowhere blues

All the members of the union
Yeah, all the farm and labor crews
Used to be meet here by the dozens
Disappeared in ones and twos
They got them goin' nowhere blues

So you wonder why they come here
They come here to look for clues
Passin' time until they live again
To fight these going nowhere views
To leave these goin' nowhere blues
To fight these goin' nowhere views