[Verse 1]
I held on to the bottle
Swung my neck out like a crane
Mama buried the revolver
I danced in the rain
Still just like a child
When they say your name
Do you see it in my face, in my face?
All the lines just turn the same, all the same
Do you see it?

[Verse 2]
Allegiant to the teething
Of a hundred surrogates
They lead me right into the water
They lead me over the cliff
I'm asking for the shepherd
I came here for the myth
Do you see it in my hips, in my hips?
Oh it is now what it is, what it is
Do you see it?

[Chorus]
The tellin' ain’t told gently
So pay your tab and pay your dues
The dogwood and the chicory
And a silent wood stove flue
Your baby's got the blues just like you
Your baby's got the blues

[Verse 3]
You'll find me in a hollow
Dosing anything that might
Make the map look any smaller
Give me a dog in a fight
Call it off or call it God
Call it anything you like
Do you see it in my eyes, in my eyes?
A levee on the rise, on the rise
Do you see it?

[Chorus]
The tellin' ain’t told gently
So pay your tab and pay your dues
The dogwood and the chicory
And a silent wood stove flue
Your baby's got the blues just like you
Your baby's got the blues