Bless My Bones Lyrics by The Wilder Blue
Well, we landed in Seattle feeling barely half alive
It was around about 4.30 in the morning, maybe 5
It was one crispy critter after two weeks on the road
seeing my reflection in the mirror, man, it shook
Well, we loaded up the bus with the cold rain drizzling
driving back to Texas to play a show with Midland
I climbed in the cab and jammed her down in gear
drove along those highways for what seemed like years
Well, bless my bones and show me at the stage
I put my hat low so I’d show my age
Do a little dance and give them all a grin
Underneath the lights, I’ll come alive again
I drove away the daylight and there was no place to park
so I kept the hammer down, rolling thunder through the dark
Taz Van Zandt sang a snowing-on-the-tone
As I climbed over the mountain pass in the construction zone
Come around a curve to see a semi in my lane
headlights blinding, horn blaring like a train
He had his big brakes screaming like demons in the hill
Missed us by an inch and, man, it gave me cold chills
Well, bless my bones and show me at the stage
I put my hat low so I’d show my age
Do a little dance and give them all a grin
Underneath the lights, I’ll come alive again
The band was drinking beer and backs spilling it on the floor
However much they drank, there was always one more
I was jamming the oldies, good old fiddling steel
as the moonlight made my hands look bone-white on the wheel
I guess | never noticed that the tank never went dry
Troopers never looked up when we went speeding by
By the time the sun came up, we were feeling mighty fine
We gave a whoop and hollered when we crossed the Texas line
The show was going down in a place called Cook’s Garage
Finally, up ahead, I saw the sign like a mirage
Pulled up to the entrance and a fellow said, who are you?
I said, well, I’m Zane Williams and we’re the Wilder Blue
I’ve never seen the look quite like the one he gave me
Over his shoulder, I read what it said on the marquee
Midland reunited for one final show
He said the Wilder Blue died in a bus crash
That’s been 30 years ago
Well, bless my bones and show me at the stage
I put my hat low so I’d show my age
Do a little dance and give them all a grin
Underneath the lights, I’ll come alive again
Well, bless my bones and we’ll believe a tune
My old friend, Peter Boe, had a happy ruin
Do a little dance and give them all a grin
Underneath the lights, we’ll come alive again