Bad Luck Blues

On my way out of this corrupted town
The law's got it in for me
Sure enough the sirens
Run me down
He pulled me over
Classic Andy Griffin style

Now he's Barney Fife come to
Lay a ticket down
He said you were going 36 in a 35
One mile over's still a crime
I went to unwind at my favorite dive
And on the way out the door
My car got backed into twice

I got the bad luck blues
There's nothing I can do
Got this cloud raining down
Won't let the good vibes through

Way home, two am
Ran off the road
By an angry, drunk, black man
Punch to the face
Still buckled in place
I think I really need
From this life to escape

Read me a letter
Said you got to move
We're taking your house
There's nothing you can do
Lost my phone
Cause I can't pay the bill
Nothing to drink in the
Whole damn house
Except for beer

I said I'm going nowhere
But I'm going there fast
And they say this bad luck
Ain't gonna last
But I don't see the bright light
Coming up the tracks

I got the bad luck blues
There's nothing I can do
Got this cloud raining down
Won't let the good vibes through
Oh yeah honey I got a bad case
Of the bad luck blues