Blues Rock

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The blues makes a visit to this guy who gets stood up by an old friend and who's basically down on his luck.

Visit from the Blues
Jim Counter/Mike Kearns

When you’ve set the table for a long lost friend
Who called to say that no one else would do
When the candles burn down to the bitter end
With just an empty chair across from you

Somewhere in the night when it’s much too late
For even little dreams to come true
When you hear a soft tapping on your windowpane
That’s when you’ll get a visit from the blues

He’ll walk up to your door and he’ll let himself in
And then he’ll run his fingers through your hair
He’ll take you in his arms and babe it’s such a sin
‘Cause he’s colder than your foolish heart can bear

Somewhere in the night when it’s much too late
For even little dreams to come true
When you hear a soft tapping on your windowpane
That’s when you’ll get a visit from the blues

He’ll wrap you in his cloak and he’ll say there, there
Don’t think nobody wants you anymore
‘Cause I’ll be there to help you with your dark despair
As long as you got whiskey left to pour

So if you find a lover who has vowed to stay
An offer much too perfect to refuse
Be careful if their eyes should ever look away
That’s when you’ll get a visit from the blues
When you’ll get a visit from the blues