Lockdown Blues
Woke up this morning thinking I was free.
Turns out…that man isn’t me
got 2 choices from which I can choose
in the low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues:
I can go to the shops, I can go to the park.
I can go in the morning I can go after dark.
Don’t matter, which time I go
cos the lockdown queue moves mightily slow
I get to the front to see what’s there…
…like Mother Hubbard’s cupboards those shelves are bare
in this low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues
I got the low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues,
Shelves are empty, my nerves are frayed
Everybody’s sending me the videos they made
I can sit in my front room, in my kitchen I can sit
I can walk around in circles but that’s about it
No soap, no cleanser, no toilet roll
the only thing clean’s gonna be my soul
in this low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues
I got the low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues,
When Lockdown started, I had all these plans
Going to turn myself into a righteous man
Play my music, write new songs
Write real letters & right some wrongs
Keep healthy, eat right, do yoga too
by day 3 I thought ‘just be you!’
in this low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues
I got the low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues
can’t tell the difference tween what’s real, or fake
all I wanna do is to have a pint with my mates
I turn on the radio to get some news
But there’s a hundred different people with a hundred different views
Just now I heard one of my neighbours cough
I told that neighbour they better FAR COUGH
in this low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues.
I got the low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues.
There’s a thousand things with which my time I can fill
I could read another book or learn another skill
I could go online and further my career
but a billion different people had the same idea
They say go out twice, you’ll be fined if you are caught
The government are saying that it’s all our fault
in this low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues.
I got the low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues
We didn’t follow guidelines, didn’t follow the rules
They lied through their teeth now they’re calling us fools
I’m living my life in a stranger’s shoes,
I tidy as I go and I’ve started cooking stews
talking to my neighbours & making new friends
there’s a lot of good people around my ends
in this low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues.
I had the low-down dirty-damn lockdown blues.