MUSIC FOR SALE

Once I was thief then I became a robber
I got me a knife to act just like a slaughterer
When I was in the house everyone did scream and shout
Breath turned slow, tears did fall at ground
I was satisfying my wills, trying to get amused
Now I’m just a-singing this bold redemption blues

I did roam and ramble from Rhino to Milwaukee
I thought I was a wonder but I was only cocky
I was just an idiot dancing on the blade
I should have been listening to what granddaddy said
“Son you gotta use your brain, don’t act just like a mule
Or else you will be singing that bold redemption blues”

Granddaddy he was right and straighter than a nail
That one night in Detroit they stuck me into jail
I had no alibi, no witness I could call
The policeman did grin, then he slammed the door
The morning I was free, the night I’ve been accused
And found myself alone with this bold redemption blues

One day I was the first, the other I was the last
I was so disarmed, I just couldn’t understand
Till that very night when I heard a call
I had my Damascus, just like Saint Paul
My blindness fell, someone did light the fuse
So now I’m singing loud this bold redemption blues

Jesus changed my mind and gave me a brand new name
So now I am aware there’s a price that I must pay
When I’ll get out of here I will be arrogant no more
I’ll be meek and sympathetic like the One that I adore
Jesus is the way, the life and the truth
Now I know it and I’m singing this bold redemption blues