Black Throated Wind

[Verse] Bringing me down I’m running aground Blind in the light of the interstate cars Passing me by the busses and semi’s Plunging like stones from a slingshot on mars But I’m here by the road bound to the load   That I picked up in ten thousand cafes and bars Alone with the rush of the drivers who won’t pick me up          The highway the moon the clouds and the stars [Chorus] Black throated wind keeps on pouring in With its words of a life where nothing is new        Ah mother american night I’m lost from the light Oh I’m drowning in you [Verse] I left St. Louis city of blues in the midst of a storm I’d rather forget I tried to pretend it came to an end Cause you weren’t the woman I once thought I’d met But I can’t deny that times have gone by Bm         Where I never had doubts or thoughts of regret And I was a man when all this began          Who wouldn’t think twice about being there yet [Chorus] Black throated wind keeps on pouring in And it speaks of a life that passes like dew      It’s forced me to see that you’ve done better by me Better by me than I’ve done by you [Verse] Now what’s to be found racing around. You carry your pain wherever you go All full of the blues and trying to lose You ain’t gonna learn what you don’t wanna know So I give you my eyes and all of their lies   Please help them to learn as well as to see Capture a glance and make it dance   Of looking at you looking at me [Chorus] Black throated wind keeps on pouring in With its words of a lie that could almost be true      Ah mother american night here comes the light I’m turning around that’s what I’m gonna do Going back home that’s what I’m gonna do (2 version of this song) [Intro] E  Esus4  E [Verse] You’re bringing me down I’m running around Blind in the lights of the interstate cars Passing me by the buses and semis Plunging like stones from a slingshot on Mars. But I’m here by the road bound to the load I picked up in ten thousand cafes and bars. Alone with the rush of the drivers that won’t pick me up The highway the moon and the clouds and the stars. Black throated wind keeps on pourin’ in With its words of a life where nothing is new   Ah mother American night I pass from the light Ah I’m drowning in you.            I left St. Louie city of blues In the midst of a storm I’d rather forget. I tried to pretend it came to an end ’Cause you weren’t the woman I once thought I’d met. But I can’t deny times have gone by I never had doubts or thoughts of regret. I was a man when all this began Who wouldn’t think twice about being that yet. Black throated wind whisper in sin And speaking on life that passes like dew. It’s forced me to see you’ve done better by me Better by me than I’ve done by you. Now what’s to be found by racing around You carry your pain wherever you go Full of the blues and tryin’ to lose You ain’t gonna learn what you don’t wanna know. So I give you my eyes and all of their lies Please help them to learn as well as to see. Capture a glance and make it a dance But looking at you is looking at me. Black throated wind keeps pourin’ in With its words of a life that could almost be true. Ah mother American night here comes a light I’m turning around that’s what I’m gonna do. Going back home that’s what I’m gonna do. I’m turning around that’s what I’m gonna do. Goin’ back home that’s what I’m gonna do. You’ve done better by me than I’ve done by you Oh I’m drowning in you.