One Step Ahead Of The Blues

(album: Grasshopper - 1982)

I ain't high on cocaine
I don't need the pain
It's bad for your brain and that's true
I ain't dropping no names
I ain't playing no games
I'm just one step ahead of the blues
One step ahead of the blues

From Memphis to Reno
From New York to Tokyo
I'll try to come through for you
I won't do you in
I ain't no fairweather friend
I'm just one step ahead of the blues
One step ahead of the blues

I don't rob, I don't steal
I ain't begging no meal
I ain't driven to drink, I'm no fool
I don't run with the crowd
I don't talk big and loud
I'm just one step ahead of the blues
One step ahead of the blues

I've been under a spell
I ain't been feeling well
I've been in a shell, and that's true
Dealing with a curse
But it couldn't be worse
I've been one step ahead of the blues
One step ahead of the blues