Earth Blues lyrics

Well I see hands, and I've seen tear-stained faces

Reaching up but not quite touching the promised land

Well, I taste tears and a precious year is wasted

Say Lord please, send us a helping hand

And on the mountain stands a woman

I feel a shining light

Lord must be the answer

Thank you Lord, and keep her alright

Got them earth blues today

I hear the thunder of freedom's beating heart

Sirens clashing with black earth and rocking stone

I think you better love me now darling

It might be too late after a while

And tell our child to bury daddy's old clothes

I feel a shining light

Lord must be the answer

Thank you Lord, and keep her alright

Got them earth blues today

Help me going

To keep the light

Everything alright

Keep shining bright

Help me darling

Help me darling

Got those earth blues today

Sometimes my imagination grabs me by surprise

A queen of ebony chains I visualize

And back on the moon, I see her portrait in a tomb

And these words are written, first woman from God's womb

I feel a shining light

Lord must be the answer

Thank you Lord, and keep her alright

Got them earth blues today

• Artist:Jimi Hendrix
• Album:First Rays of the New Rising Sun (1997)