Too White to Sing the Blues

Lyrics

The day I hit this music town looking for a deal I was green as government ink on a twenty dollar bill I signed a lot of papers, didn't know what I had to lose Make no mistake about it, now You can't be too white to sing the blues Some folks make it fast down here, some folks make it slow Learning how the hard way taught me everything I know When that old highway is your teacher A country boy can get confused But one thing I know for certain You can't be too white to sing the blues I've learned how to whistle, I've learned how to lose I've walked a mile in everybody's shoes Well, you can laugh out loud if you want to But you can't be too white to sing the blues Someday when I'm old and rich and I don't work no more I'm gonna find myself a rockin' chair And I'm gonna sit on my front porch And as that old sun is settin' a I'm gonna howl at the rising moon Well, you can go out rockin' now But you can't be too white to sing the blues I've learned how to whistle, I've learned how to lose I've walked a mile in everybody's shoes Well you can laugh out loud if you want to But you can't be too white to sing the blues You can't be too white to sing the blues