And I'm backwater blues done call me to pack my things And go and I'm backwater blues done call me to pack my things Said when it rains five days and skies turn dark as night I woke up this mornin', can't even get out of my door When it thunders and

Brother, you are my guiding star Forever, you roam, I won't be far I have so many things to learn from you I was so lost until you came through And led me through the dark Brother, come close don't stray away You'll turn and run from us some day Like you

Cover your crystal eyes And feel the tones that tremble down your spine And let your colours bleed and blend with mine I know I'll wither so peel away the bark 'Cause nothing grows when it is dark In spite of all my fears, I can see it all so clear I see

Still alone, all at sea, Still there's no-one to care for me. When there's no hand to hold my hand, Life is a loveless tale, I don't know what day it is, Or if it's dark out there; Somehow that's just the way it is, And I don't really care! I go to this

It's not dark yet, but it's getting there Shadows are falling and I been here all day It's too hot to sleep and time is running away Feel like my soul has turned into steel I've still got the scars that the sun didn't let me heal There's not even room

I just came back to say goodbye (I just came back) goodbye baby I really hope you're satisfied, And my road seems dark at night, Got stones in my passway, I got stones in my passway, I got pains in my heart, They done taken my appetite Now when I first

Dark necessities are part of my design Yeah, you don't know my mind You don't know my kind Tell the world that I'm falling from the sky Everything must go away Ah, what do you say? The darkness helps to sort the shine Do you want it, do you want it now?

Oh my love don't fade away Constant reminder of where I can find her A light that might give up the way Is all that I'm asking for Without her I'm lost Don't let me darken your door It's not what I came here for No it's not what I came here for And I

I'll wait for you I'm not givin' up, givin' up I will fight I will fight for you I always do until my heart Is black and blue I'll reach my hands out in the dark And wait for yours to interlock 'Cause I'm not givin' up

I can hear through these walls I can see through my windows I can hear it when they're foolin' around In the dark with the shades pulled down Every move they make feels it's coming my way And I hear every sign, every sound Every word that they say My