well i was just eighteen years old i sat down on some stairs i blew on some notes and gathered some votes and my blues began to shake that city air drowned my life in fear and take me through your years but when i find i ve got my piece of mind lord knows you can spare me your tears well i was just fresh out of school i didn t abide your city rules stayed out late at night i did nothing alright and man you know i went and blew it all drowned my life in fear and take me through your years and when i find i ve got my piece of mind lord knows you can spare me your tears hey little woman i said i hear you real good hey little woman i know that i m feeling like a good man should ooh yeah alright i ve had me some real good years i ve got to loosen my tears i had me fight but it worked out alright and those blues of mine began to disappear i drowned my life in fear and took me through my years but when i find i ve lost my piece of mind lord knows you can spare me your tears