Jimi's Song

I was just a boy about nine years old I heard him play guitar and it changed my world In his early years he asked me, are you experienced I replied insecurely, no, not yet, not yet I played along to all his songs, practiced till my fingers bled The sound of his music soothed my manic depression I wonder what he would have played if he lived today An inspiration to a whole generation He never knew what he left behind From vinyl reference I learned purple haze It's funny I still play it to this day I wonder what he would have played if he lived today Foxy lady was a girl who rocked my world When I took her hand I was bold as love Violins and trumpets played in my head And I learned this chord before I was ten I played along to all his songs, practiced till my fingers bled The sound of his music soothed my manic depression I wonder what he would have played if he lived today An inspiration to a whole generation He never knew what he left behind From vinyl reference I learned purple haze It's funny I still play it to this day I wonder what he would have played if he lived today I still can't believe he's really gone If he was still here he'd be eighty years young Just like him I cut my teeth in venues big and small I still play Jimmy's songs up until the day I die The sound of his music soothed my manic depression I wonder what he would have played if he lived today An inspiration to a whole generation He never knew what he left behind From vinyl reference I learned purple haze It's funny I still play it to this day I wonder what he would have played if he lived today