Moaning Blues

the moan of the blues is like the moan of lovers is like the moan of lost love it is a Memphis sound it is the sound of Chicago it is a Mississippi delta beat the moan of the blues is hopelessness in a dying city the drug street with no way out it cries for redemption it grieves the wasted lives it calls for mercy and salvation the moan of the blues holds the blood of the slave it is the breath and soul of despair the moan of the blues is contrition and resolution it is the tears shed for better days it is of birth and death it is the sound of a baby's cry it is the prayer that awaits eternity