Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Goin' Nowhere Blues , by - Robert Earl Keen. Release date: 01.11.2004
Song language: English
Goin' Nowhere Blues |
| In the corner of the barroom |
| Lives the ghost of Langston Hughes |
| He’s takin' notes and smokin' cigarettes |
| Sippin' slowly on his booze |
| Got them goin' nowhere blues |
| And on the stage beneath the spotlight |
| Woody Guthrie sings the news |
| He’s always ready for the good fight |
| Never thinkin' that he’ll lose |
| Got them goin' nowhere blues |
| Through the back way in the alley |
| Sellin all you should refuse |
| Looks like Jane has finally given in |
| Hey, what the hell it ain’t no use |
| Got them goin' nowhere blues |
| Out the front around the corner |
| Martin Luther shines your shoes |
| He’s 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 goin' nowhere blues |
| All the members of the union |
| All the farm and labor crews |
| They used to be meet here by the dozens |
| They disappeared in ones and twos |
| 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 |
| Leave these goin' nowhere blues |
| To fight these goin' nowhere views |