Southern Melancholy

Consider me tamed
A life of disappointment and heartache sustains a southern melancholy like
blood on the brain
A shadow on my soul that’s so hard to lose
So hard to lose
And when old eyes bruise
Oh Baby, it’s you who stays fast as I am listing
My heart it sings true
But melodies go missing and sadness seeps through
A hand upon my shoulder that’s so hard to move
So hard to move
And when old wounds tear
Oh Baby what’s there?
Where angels collide, in danger I dwell
Stay by my side, don’t leave me in peril
Who’ll be my guide when the sunlight fails?
Oh mercy, I’m tired, drunk on despair
Hope has expired, beyond repair
Who’ll save the night when the sunlight fails and darkness prevails?