Ashgrove Lyrics - Singles - Dave Alvin

Well when I was a young boy, I used to slip away 

Down to the ashgrove to hear the old blues men play 

There was big Joe and lightnin' and reverend Gary too 

Well I'd sit and stare and dream of doin' what they could do 

Well it's been thirty years since the ashgrove burned down 

And I'm out on this highway travelin' town to town 

Tryin' to make a livin', tryin' to pay the rent 

Tryin' to figure out where my life went 

I wanna go back to the ashgrove 

That's where I come from 

I wanna go back to the ashgrove 

That's where I belong 

Well you don't have to go searchin', pretend to put on airs 

'Cause the blues are gonna find you someday, somewhere 

Now my mother's gone, now my fathers gone 

And all the old blues men have all passed on 

And I'm out on this highway travelin' town to town 

Settin' up my gear and then I'm tearin' it down 

Turnin' up my guitar, standin' up on the stage 

I'm just tryin' to raise the ghosts up out of their graves 

I wanna go back to the ashgrove 

That's where I come from 

Yeah I wanna go back to the ashgrove 

That's where I belong 

Well I can't say I been all sinner, can't say I been all saint 

I've done some good deeds and I've made big mistakes 

I've been in and out of love, said words I regret 

I've been drunk, been sober smoked too many cigarettes 

And I'm out on this highway travelin' town to town 

And the news on the radio just brings me down 

Intolerance and fear, ignorance and lies 

It's the same old same old I heard a million times 

And I'm thinkin' of friends and lovers and how they come and go 

Like look-alike houses on the side of the road 

Full of everyday people tryin' to get ahead 

Tryin' to find a reason just to get out of bed 

'Cause we all need somethin' just to get us through 

Well I'm gonna play the blues tonight man 

'Cause that's what I do 

I'm goin' back to the ashgrove 

That's where I come from 

I'm goin' back to the ashgrove 

That's where I belong