Goin' Nowhere Blues Lyrics - Robert Earl Keen

In the corner of the barroom 

Lives the ghost of Langston Hughes 

He's takin' notes and smokin' cigarettes 

Sippin' slowly on his booze 

Got them goin' nowhere blues 

And on the stage beneath the spotlight 

Woody Guthrie sings the news 

He's always ready for the good fight 

Never thinkin' that he'll lose 

Got them goin' nowhere blues 

Through the back way in the alley 

Sellin all you should refuse 

Looks like Jane has finally given in 

Hey, what the hell it ain't no use 

Got them goin' nowhere blues 

Out the front around the corner 

Martin Luther shines your shoes 

He's preachin' justice and equality 

I guess Martin's payin' dues 

He's got them goin' nowhere blues 

On the other side it's a free ride 

You've got money you can burn 

When the ground shakes and the earth breaks 

Which way you gonna turn 

Are you ever gonna learn 

In the poolroom on the table 

Swillin' wine and smashin' cues 

They locked him up last night for fighting 

Cesar Chavez blew a fuse 

He's got them goin' nowhere blues