J.K. Matthews - Workman's Blues Lyrics

It's been three weeks since I've slept
My body's cold, my tears have been wept
My eyes are as black as coal
My bones ache, I feel I'm gettin' old

But my heart don't feel the shakin'
You know me, I ain't breakin'

Cause I've got this fire lord
Roaring deep in my bones
And I get so tired oh
It's like I'm lettin' it go
I've traded my shoes, for these old steel toe boots
Cause I've got Workman's Blues

If my days turn to nights
If I keep burnin' the light
My embers will turn to stone
I'll go grey, fixed in monochrome

But my heart still beats in colour
Take these blues and find another

Cause I've got this fire lord
Roaring deep in my bones
But I get so tired oh
It's like I'm lettin' it go
I've traded my shoes, for these old steel toe boots
I've got Workman's Blues

Oh lord I feel I'm wasting time
For the wrong reason and rhyme
Am I throwing my life away

Cause I've got this fire lord
Roaring deep in my bones
But I get so tired oh
It's like I'm lettin' it go
I've traded my shoes, for old steel toe boots
Gotta get back my shoes, for these old steel toe boots
Cause I got Workman's Blues