(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)
Well when I was a young boy
I used to slip away
Down to the ashgrove
To hear the old blues men play
There was Big Joe and Lightnin
And Reverend Gary too
Well Id sit and stare and dream
Of doin what they could do.
Well its been thirty years since the ashgrove burned down
And Im out on this highway travelin town to town
Tryin to make a livin
Tryin to pay the rent
Tryin to figure out where my life went.
I wanna go back to the ashgrove
Thats where I come from
I wanna go back to the ashgrove
Thats where I belong.
Well you dont have to go searchin
Pretend to put on airs
Cause the blues are gonna find you someday, somewhere
Now my mothers gone
Now my fathers gone
And all the old blues men have all passed on
And Im out on this highway travelin town to town
Settin up my gear and then Im tearin it down
Turnin up my guitar
Standin on the stage
Im just tryin to raise the ghosts up out of their graves.
I wanna go back to the ashgrove
Thats where I come from
Yeah I wanna go back to the ashgrove
Thats where I belong.
Well I cant say I been all sinner
Cant say I been all saint
Ive done some good deeds and Ive made big mistakes
I been in and out of love
Said words I regret
I been drunk, been sober
Smoked too many cigarettes
And Im out on this highway travelin town to town
And the news on the radio just brings me down
Intolerance and fear
Ignorance and lies
Its the same old same old I heard a million times
And Im thinkin of friends and lovers
And how they come and go
Like look-alike houses on the side of the road
Full of everyday people tryin to get ahead
Tryin to find a reason just to get out of bed
Cause we all need somethin just to get us through
Well Im gonna play the blues tonight man
Cause thats what I do.
Im goin back to the Ashgrove
Thats where I come from
Im goin back to the Ashgrove
Thats where I belong.
Well when I was a young boy
I used to slip away
Down to the ashgrove
To hear the old blues men play
There was Big Joe and Lightnin
And Reverend Gary too
Well Id sit and stare and dream
Of doin what they could do.
Well its been thirty years since the ashgrove burned down
And Im out on this highway travelin town to town
Tryin to make a livin
Tryin to pay the rent
Tryin to figure out where my life went.
I wanna go back to the ashgrove
Thats where I come from
I wanna go back to the ashgrove
Thats where I belong.
Well you dont have to go searchin
Pretend to put on airs
Cause the blues are gonna find you someday, somewhere
Now my mothers gone
Now my fathers gone
And all the old blues men have all passed on
And Im out on this highway travelin town to town
Settin up my gear and then Im tearin it down
Turnin up my guitar
Standin on the stage
Im just tryin to raise the ghosts up out of their graves.
I wanna go back to the ashgrove
Thats where I come from
Yeah I wanna go back to the ashgrove
Thats where I belong.
Well I cant say I been all sinner
Cant say I been all saint
Ive done some good deeds and Ive made big mistakes
I been in and out of love
Said words I regret
I been drunk, been sober
Smoked too many cigarettes
And Im out on this highway travelin town to town
And the news on the radio just brings me down
Intolerance and fear
Ignorance and lies
Its the same old same old I heard a million times
And Im thinkin of friends and lovers
And how they come and go
Like look-alike houses on the side of the road
Full of everyday people tryin to get ahead
Tryin to find a reason just to get out of bed
Cause we all need somethin just to get us through
Well Im gonna play the blues tonight man
Cause thats what I do.
Im goin back to the Ashgrove
Thats where I come from
Im goin back to the Ashgrove
Thats where I belong.