Dirty Dave Osti - Old Man Blues lyrics

Old man blue was a friend of mine breakin down rocks on a chain gang line ten more years was alot to do tunnel out seemed like a thing to do Over the roof and under the fence out to the road with a buck ten cents greyhound bus to the old state sign get him a job at the black coal mine hound dog sniffin his destiny guard shack ringing a bell it's a long way back from hell. Well, all the way to the edge of the trees one leg shackle and two bad knees long haul truck goin sixty five clipped old blue but he did survive The state police and a highway crew picked up the one they call old man blue fixed him up gave him food threw him right back in the same cold room when he died all he say, "I got seven words for you it's a long way back from hell" it's a long way back from hell" all the way to the edge of the trees