[Verse 1]
Down in the Delta of my soul
Where my grandaddy's spirit takes its toll
Single string cryin' like a mourning dove
Memories of lessons learned through love
[Chorus]
One string blues, ancient wisdom cries
Breaking free but still bound by ties
Grandaddy's ghost won't let me be
Caught between what was and what's in me
[Verse 2]
His calloused hands showed me the way
"Boy, respect the old songs," he'd say
But devil's music burns inside my veins
Slide guitar screaming through these chains
[Bridge]
Caught between two worlds tonight
Old world wisdom, new world fight
String bends like my breaking heart
Tearing generations apart
[Verse 3]
Every note I play cuts like a knife
Through the silence of my double life
Whiskey burns, but can't wash away
The guilt of what I had to betray
[Chorus]
One string blues, ancient wisdom cries
Breaking free but still bound by ties
Grandaddy's ghost won't let me be
Caught between what was and what's in me
[Verse 4]
My guitar howls like a wounded beast
While his gentle melodies find peace
In the crossroads of my restless mind
Where past and future intertwined
[Bridge]
Hell-bound train of my desires
Burns through tradition's funeral pires
Sweet Lord, forgive this wayward son
For the damage that can't be undone
[Outro]
Single string still haunts my dreams
But freedom ain't what it seems
Blood runs deeper than these blues
Some chains you choose to never lose