Tangled up in Blue - The Charlie Daniels Band

Early one mornin' the sun was shinin'

I was layin' in bed

Wondrin' if she’d changed at all

If her hair was still red

Her folks they said our lives together

Sure was gonna be rough

They never did like

Mama’s homemade dress

Papa’s bank book wasn’t big enough

And I was standin' on the side of the road

Rain fallin' on my shoes

Heading out for the east coast

Lord knows I’ve paid some dues

Gettin' through

Tangled up in blue

She was married when we first met

Soon to be divorced

I helped her out of a jam I guess

But I used a little too much force

We drove that car as far as we could

Abandoned it out west

Split up on a dark sad night

Both agreeing it was best

She turned around to look at me

As I was walkin' away

I heard her say over my shoulder

We’ll meet again some day

On the avenue

Tangled up in blue

I had a job in the great north woods

Working as a cook for a spell

But I never did like it all that much

And one day the axe just fell

So I drifted down to New Orleans

Where I was looking for to be employed

Workin' for a while on a fishin' boat

Right outside of Delacroix

But all the while I was alone

The past was close behind

I seen a lot of women

But she never escaped my mind

And I just grew

Tangled up in blue

She was workin' in a topless place

And I stopped in for a beer

I just kept lookin' at the side of her face

In the spotlight so clear

And later on as the crowd thinned out

I’s just about to do the same

She was standing there in back of my chair

Said to me, Don’t I know your name?

I muttered somethin' under my breath

She studied the lines on my face

I must admit I felt a little uneasy

When she bent down to tie the laces

Of my shoe

Tangled up in blue