Tony Joe White - Lake Placid Blues

^AmAt the time I was ^Gtoo young for the m^Ameaning ^AmBut it's become much c^Glearer through the ^Amyears ^AmWe gathered ro^Gund the boy in his a^Frmy clothes Said good^Dmbye and his m^Emother shed her t^Amears

^AmEvery day she w^Gatched for the p^Amostman ^AmBut the long awaited l^Getter was over^Am due ^AmIt's not the s^Gilence that ma^Fkes you crazy It's the s^Dmound of a h^Emeart breaking in ^Amtwo

^FThen it c^Game across the^Am ocean It was ^Fhard to under^Gstand the awful ^Amnews ^FI don't know ^Gwhy I still re^Ammember I g^Dmuess it's just the ^EmLake Placid ^AmBlues

I turned 18 and left that part of the country Went down on the Padre Island coast Of all the hard times I still remember The repossession of the guitar hurt the most The paupers stood in line outside the mission And I huddled there beside them in the rain A priest came to the door with empty eyes I could see he no longer felt their pain Some were searchin' for forgiveness And others only wanted food I needed more than I could ask for There is no comfort with the Lake Placid Blues It's hard to find good friends in a lifetime You can usually count 'em on one hand I shivered by the fire and the dawn was breakin' And I scattered his ashes on the sand And the silver cranes came over in formation In a sacred manner they flew And I will always remember The sky, the Lake Placid Blues

Tony Joe White - Lake placid blues