Joe Bonamassa

like a hurricane

My baby don’t cry for no one
My baby she is tough as nails
My baby likes to walk alone now
My baby likes to ride the rail
(Oh I’m leavin’, baby!)

My baby she got her own ways
My baby she can make me sad
My baby comes down like a hammer
My baby she gone and hurt me bad

This train forty miles from nowhere
This train stays on the track
This train is comin’ and goin’
But this train ain’t never comin’ back

2. Mountain Climbing
(Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge)
I’m just a poor man working day by day
Lost in the struggle, there’s a mountain in my way
So strap your boots on get ready for that first step
The uphill battle that I ain’t even started yet

Chance is you’ll find me
Out in the fields
Pounding my hammer
Between stone and steel
Done my fair share of
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Mountain Climbing)
Whoa! Its troubles I’ve got ‘em
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Mountain Climbing)
Whoa! It’s blues at the bottom

Ain’t no map to follow, just follow your own path
Get close to the edge and there’s no turning back
The wind and the rain gonna push you around
Hard times try to break you, don’t ever let ‘em back you down

Chance is you’ll find me
Working away in the fields
Pounding my hammer
On the stone and steel
Done my fair share of
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Mountain Climbing)
Whoa! Its troubles I’ve got ‘em
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Mountain Climbing)
Whoa! Blues at the bottom

Blood on my hands and there’s holes in my jeans
You scrub all day but you never get them clean
It’s a hard rock bottom, there ain’t nothing down there but the blues
At the top of the mountain you still gotta pay your dues

Chance is you’ll find me
Out in the fields
Pounding my hammer
On the stone and steel
Done my fair share of
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Mountain Climbing)
Whoa! Troubles I’ve got ‘em
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Mountain Climbing)
Whoa! Blues at the bottom
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Mountain Climbing)
Whoa! Its troubles I’ve got ‘em
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (Mountain Climbing)
Whoa! It’s blues at the bottom

3. Drive
(Joe Bonamassa, James House)
Babe, you’ve been feeling poorly
I’ve been dealing with stress
Why don’t we go out tonight
Put on your favorite dress

And let’s drive
Into the night into the light
Let’s ride
Put on an old blues song
Let all our troubles be gone
And drive

Feel like I’ve been a prisoner
Of my own design
I’ve been such a bad listener
But I hear you tonight

Let’s drive
Into the night into the light
Let’s ride
Put on some old blues songs
Let all our troubles be gone
Let’s drive, let’s drive

30 miles from Santa Fe
Bound for San Anton’
Even though it’s dark out here
I don’t feel alone
Let’s drive
Into the night into the light
Let’s ride
Put on an old blues song
Let all our troubles be gone
Let’s drive
Put on an old blues song
Let all our troubles be gone
Let’s drive

4. No Good Place for the Lonely
(Joe Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson)
I keep walking, walking these cold city streets
Reliving all the wrong you’ve done to me
I look for some dark alleyway where I can hide
Don’t want no stranger oh to see me cry

I keep searching this world
For someone to hold me
Like you used to hold me
But there’s no good place for the lonely

Oh, one thing I found out about these memories
Sometimes they are sad even when they’re sweet
Every time a good thing has turned out to be bad
It might be the best thing, baby, you’re gonna ever have

I keep searching this world
For someone to hold me
Like you used to hold me
But there’s no good place for the lonely

I don’t know where I go from here
Cause every day, baby, it’s a little more clear
No one’s ever gonna know me like you know me
But there’s no good place for the lonely

I’ve been through the boss and I’ve got all the scars
Prove how hard love can be, beyond love
I keep searching this world
For someone to hold me
Like you used to hold me
But there’s no good place for the lonely
Cause this place is no good for the lonely

5. Blues of Desperation
(Joe Bonamassa, James House)
I have a wall that I’m laying on
Haven’t decided what I’m waiting on
I gave all my love to you in anticipation
Now I live the blues of desperation

Sliding down in a great free fall
Minding my manners waiting for your call
Heartless in mind, a soul of separation
Now it’s the blues, the blues of desperation

Maybe it’s the devil doing this to me
Open up the door to divine misery
Hear the wolves howling at my door
One more last time don’t come back no more

The heavens may fall and the rain may come
You fight and you die but what’s done is done
Smile at me, while I live in damnation
Trying to make sense of these blues of desperation

6. The Valley Runs Low
(Joe Bonamassa, James House)
Well I have to say
I’ve gotten in my own way
Crossed the borderlines
Talked to demons one too many times

I’m gonna wait
Till I hear her calling
I’m gonna wait
Till I’m out of time
I know I’m late
And I am falling
Where the valley runs low
And the river runs high

Another perfect day
Paid the price that I had to pay
And it’s a long road
Trying to get there but I feel so low

I’m gonna wait
Till I hear her calling
I’m gonna wait
Till I’m out of time
I know I’m late
And I am falling
Where the valley runs low
And the river runs high
Where the valley runs low
And the river runs high

The days are hot
The nights are cold
It’s the chance to get it right
Before I get old

Found a letter
She said she’d kill me if I left her
If she’s lying
She’ll be laughin’ and I’ll be crying

I’m gonna wait
Till I hear her calling
I’m gonna wait
Till I’m out of time
I know I’m late
And I am falling
Where the valley runs low
And the river runs high
Where the valley runs low
And the river runs high

Where the valley runs low
And the river runs high

7. You Left Me Nothin' But the Bill and the Blues
(Joe Bonamassa, James House)
I said lord help me now
I’m as mad as hell
I said lord help me now
I’ve been mad as hell
I may be breathing
But I ain’t doing so well
I’ve been forsaken time and time again
Time to wise up, baby
Remember where I’ve been
Pick up the tab all the time
It ain’t no way to win

I said take it all
Take it all
Take it all
You left me nothing, baby
Nothing but the bill and the blues

I said hey bartender pour me another glass of wine
I said hey bartender pour me another glass of wine
Come over here and look at this
It’s my very last dime
My baby she put on one great charade
Said my baby she put on one great charade
I did everything but throw a ticker tape parade

I said take it all
Take it all
Take it all
You left me nothing, baby
Nothing but the bill and the blues

Your Champagne glass ain’t empty it’s broken
Still see your lipstick on the edge of the glass
My money wasn’t take it was stolen
It all went down way too fast

I said take it all
Take it all
Take it all
You left me nothing, baby
Nothing but the bill and the blues
Oh you know I’m broke
Still paying the bills

8. Distant Lonesome Train
(Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge)
When I hear that cold wind howl
Midnight, pouring rain
Oh I hear my baby’s voice call my name
On that distant lonesome train

Oh I hear those drums out in the field
Crying out in pain
Her spirit calls me from the barren ground
On that distant lonesome train

Well the devil is my driver
Burning coal turns to flame
So take me down to the gates of hell
On that distant lonesome train

On a traveling cannonball
A passenger without a name
So lay her down, go on let’s ride
On that distant lonesome train
On a distant lonesome train
On the distant lonesome train
Oh that distant lonesome train, yeah

9. How Deep This River Runs
(Joe Bonamassa, James House)
Dark moon levy road
Weighed down in broken souls
Black water on both sides
Nowhere to turn around
Cruel words bad joke
Tread water till you can’t float
Gotta know that she’s the one

And how deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs

Red lips, blue heart
On the shore and torn apart
Can’t see beyond the light
And that’s not very far
Swam out against the tide
In between the truth and lies
Gonna see where this love comes from

And how deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs

Old fears won’t leave
Staring back at you and me
Let go and hold on
Too late and too far gone
Out here without a boat
How was I supposed to know
I’ll tell you when it’s done

How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs
How deep this river runs

10. Livin' Easy
(Joe Bonamassa, Jeffrey Steele, Jerry Flowers)
She won't drive a Cadillac unless it’s new
She says gold is just a place to put my jewel
I work double shifts for one more pair of shoes
This livin’ easy's getting hard to do

My daddy said never spend more than you make
And that advice I've always tried to take
'til the day you walked into the room
Now livin’ easy's getting hard to do

Keep it simple
Man I'm trying
Start out lovin'
End up cryin'
Loan me a dollar
Some common sense
Can't pay these credit cards on good looks and regrets

Put a million in the bank but you need two
Cause a man's gotta do what he's gotta do
I'm going back to bustin' ass and singing blues
This livin easy's getting hard to do

Keep it simple
Man I'm tryin'
Start out lovin'
End up cryin'
Loan me a dollar
Some common sense
Can't pay these credit cards on good looks and regrets

Put a tombstone in the back yard one day
Hand carved under my name it will say
Here lies a man who found out far too soon
This livin' easy’s gotten way too hard to do

'Til the day that you walked into the room
This livin easy's getting hard to do

11. What I've Known for a Very Long Time
(Joe Bonamassa)
Oh what’s it really matter
Between you and me
Cause I’ve been chasing it down
A street of misery
But now I’ve been waiting
For you to recognize
What I’ve known for a very long time
Five long years ago
When I saw you walk through the door
I’d been searching for love
That, oh, gave me more
But now I’ve been waiting
For you to recognize
What I’ve known for a very long time

I’ve run into trouble baby
Time and time again
It’s in the wee, wee hours
When you need your best friend
Finally after all
All the sleepless nights
Find the one who makes you happy
Oh she makes it so, so right

Girl I’ll be strong for you, baby
When a good man is what you need
No more chasing it down a street of misery
Cause now I’ve been waiting
For you to recognize
What I’ve known for a very long time

I’ve run into trouble baby
Time and time again
It’s in the wee, wee hours
When you need your best friend
Finally after all
All the sleepless nights
You find the one who makes you happy
Oh she makes it so, so right

Girl I’ll be strong for you, baby
When a good man is what you need
No more chasing it down a street of misery
Cause now I’ve been waiting
For you to recognize
What I’ve known for a very long time