Bitter lullaby

On my way home, eyes on the road, ears on the news Fifteen past nine, the talk show ends, now it's Monday blues His guitar weeps, I recognize that raspy key Resentful notes, a tale of faded harmony In minor E he burned my veins and pleased the crowd In major C his truth and sins were now avowed His voice was flanged, note after note singing regret A painful song that ever since I can't forget When you ever wonder If I still remember After all those years we've been apart Yes, my heart surrenders Whispering every memory Torn into your bitter lullaby Riff after riff the old six-string would cry out loud His fingers bled until it couldn't make a sound A silent break, Lucille replaced, the bass still grooves A one-man show, the house is down singing the blues When you ever wonder If I still remember After all those years we've been apart Yes, my heart surrenders Whispering every memory Torn into your bitter lullabyn my way home, eyes on the road, ears on the news Fifteen past nine, the talk show ends, now it's Monday blues His guitar weeps, I recognize that raspy key Resentful notes, a tale of faded harmony When you ever wonder If I still remember After all those years we've been apart Yes, my heart surrenders Whispering every memory Torn into your bitter lullaby