From the 12 inch single "Nineteen" by Phil Lynott with bonus Thin Lizzy track
Also appeared on the live Thin Lizzy album BBC Radio One Live In Concert 1983
A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer
(Lynott)
In the old days
I could sing the blues
I had nothin` to live for
And nothin` to lose
And all the time
I was paying my dues
Like an old blues singer
And I had no troubles then
But I had lots of friends
Friends they come and go
And sometimes friendship ends
All the time, I`ve had a friend on whom I depend
So blues singer
Oh...
Oh mama, mama, mama, this is your boy
Oh mama, mama, mama, mama, my soul`s been destroyed
Oh mama, mama, your pride and joy
Is a blues singer
An old blues singer
And the party`s over now
Everybody`s goin` home
The band is packin` up
And I`m on my own
Oh, but I miss you now you`re gone
Mama, your boy`s a blues singer
Such an old blues singer
Nothin, oh but nothin`s changed
Oh sometimes you win sometimes you lose
I lost ya mama
I lost ya mama
In the old days
I could sing the blues
Had nothin` to live for
And nothin` to lose
But all the time
You must chose
I`m an old blues singer
Oh...
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