I was born down in Corpus Christi
With a dram glass in my hand
When I was just 15, I got a job playing rhythm
With a Nashville Shaketown bandI've been playing the blues so long
I've been paying my dues so longI've been traveling in the lightning
Traveling in the lightning, traveling in the wind and the rain
I've been tryin' and tryin'
To find the right place again, yeahNow the last time I saw my sweet old mama
Her eyesight was looking dim
Now the last I saw of my dear old daddy
His horse was a-ridin' him, yes, he wasThey've been singing the blues so long
They've been singing such a sad, sad songThey've been traveling in the lightning
Traveling in the lightning, traveling in the wind and rain
They've been tryin' and tryin'
To find the right place again, yeahI've been traveling in the lightning
I've been traveling in the lightning
I've been traveling in the lightning
I've been traveling in the lightningI've been traveling in the lightning, yeah
I've been traveling in the lightning, yeah
I've been traveling in the lightning now
I've been traveling in the lightning, yeahI've been traveling in the lightning now
I've been traveling in the lightning, yes
I've been traveling in the lightning
I've been traveling in the lightning, yeahI've been traveling in the lightning
Traveling in the lightning, traveling in the wind and the rain
I've been tryin' and tryin'
To find the right place again, yeah