Joe Bonamassa

that ain't nothin', nothing that I need

9. Redemption
(J.Bonamassa/K.Shirley/D.Dimucci/R.Page)
Why would you think, that I would ever wanna
Waste my time on you, evil mama

Oh honey, can only play that jail game once or twice
Oh honey, stealing what ain't yours just ain't right
Pound on that back door but I won't let you in
God and the devil, I know exactly
where you've been

Why would you think, that I would ever wanna
Waste my time on you, evil mama

Why would I let you put your chains on me
Keep me in a cage, under lock and key
Why would you think that I would ever wanna
Waste my time on you
Waste my time on you, evil mama

Evil mama
Evil mama yeah
Evil mama
Evil mama

2. King Bee Shakedown
(J.Bonamassa/T.Hambridge/K.Shirley)
There's a jingle in your pocket
With a jangle in your head
Do you want your own money or your daddy's instead
Can it go more funky, man, she dance so good
Got 'em all talking round the neighborhood

Hallelujah! Good to see ya
Everybody digs when the boogie comes back around
Hallelujah! Good to see ya
Ain't no sting like a king bee shakedown
Ain't no sting like a king bee shakedown
And the chill drunk buzzin' all night long

When the roof starts shaking try not to fall
Just like my old friend Сannonball
Buzzin' around like the queen in the hive
Hands in my pocket and talking jive

Hallelujah! Good to see ya
Everybody digs when the boogie comes back around
Hallelujah! Good to see ya
Ain't no sting like a king bee shakedown
Ain't no sting like a king bee shakedown
And the chill drunk buzzin' all night long

Come down the station and hitch a ride
There's a hideaway waiting on the other side
Big legged woman gonna dust my broom 1
Big legged woman like a boom, boom, boom

Hallelujah! Good to see ya
Everybody digs when the boogie comes back around
Hallelujah! Good to see you
Ain't no sting like a king bee shakedown

Hallelujah! Good to see ya
Everybody digs when the boogie comes back around
Hallelujah! Good to see ya
Ain't no sting like a king bee shakedown
Ain't no sting like a king bee shakedown
And the chill drunk buzzin' all night long

3. Molly O'
(J.Bonamassa/T.Hambridge/K.Shirley)
That ship for fools set sail,
Wasn't long till it ran aground
You can hear the cries for mercy
You can hear that wailing sound
She was the last one to die
Of the two thousand souls
And the sea, it took her gently
Death and darkness take hold

Molly O'
Like a ghost from the past
To her we raise a glass
Molly O'
On the highest of tides
May she rise to the sky

She was born in the east of Glanmire
Just another sleepy Irish town
With a suitcase full of redemption
And a ticket for a ship that went down
No distress signal was sent
Molly O' was twenty-two
When the surging walls of water
Turned it into a graveyard in blue

Molly O'
Like a ghost from the past
To her we raise a glass
Molly O'
On the highest of tides
May she rise into the sky

That ship for fools has sailed,
Won't take long till it runs aground
You can hear those mamas weeping
From Halifax to London town
She danced a sacred waltz
And watched
That black water rise
The ocean don't give up the dead
I bet ol' Molly's still inside

Molly O'
Like a ghost from the past
To her we raise a glass
Molly O'
Turning lies into truth
And a farewell to you
Molly O'
You can't have it all
You gotta rise up to fall
Molly O'
On the highest of tides
May she rise to the sky

4. Deep in the Blues Again
(J.Bonamassa/T.Hambridge/K.Shirley)
Well I just got a call from my baby
Wondering just where I am
Yet I miss her touch, something crazy
But I'm deep in the blues again

Stuck down on some lonesome highway
Tonight I could sure use a friend
Nothing but darkness is coming my way
And I'm deep in the blues again
Yes I'm deep in the blues again

And I'm driving, always driving
Trying to find my way back home to you
Yeah I'm running, yes I'm running
Gonna find my way back home to you

When I go there's no one can find me
I can't let nobody in
When I hear that thunder and lightning
I'll go deep in the blues again
And I'm deep in the blues again

And I'm driving, always driving
Trying to find my way back home to you
Yeah I'm running, yes I'm running
Gonna find my way back home to you

I'm so deep in this hole
So dark I can't crawl my way back
Yeah so deep in my soul
Like a freight train that rolls off the track
And I'm down, down, down
Deep in the blues again

When you hear that preacher stop praying
And you know that you're close to the end
All those colors they start fading
And you're deep in the blues again
And you're deep in the blues again

And I'm driving, always driving
And I long just to walk and see you
And I'm running, I keep running
Trying to find my way back home to you
And I'm driving, always driving
All night long just so I can see you
And I'm running, I keep running
Trying to find my way back home to you
And I'm down, down, down
Deep in the blues again

5. Self-Inflicted Wounds
(J.Bonamassa/J.House/K.Shirley)
You got a lot of nerve
Blaming someone else for your mistakes
You got a lot of nerve
Bopping up your head when you can't carry your weight
Yeah, it's a put-on, another late night show
Yeah, it's a put-on, pretending you don't know

The self-inflicted wounds
You did 'em on your own
Yeah, you were first to draw the knife
Last to throw the stone
Oh, the trust in me I have abused
Oh, take mercy on my
Self-inflicted wounds

You never get away with
trying to tell yourself one of your own lies
You never get away
holding back those tears trying not to cry
Darling, hold on
Let me try to explain
Darling, hold on
Tryin' to own all this pain

The self-inflicted wounds
I did 'em on my own
I was first to draw the knife
Last to throw the stone
Oh, your trust in me, I have abused
Oh, take mercy on my
Self-inflicted wounds

I'm looking for redemption
Love's hallowed ground
I'm praying for forgiveness
And I've searched around
But there's none to be found

Self-inflicted wounds
I did 'em on my own
You were the first to draw the knife
Last to draw the stone
Oh, the trust in me, I have abused
Oh, have mercy on my
Self inflicted wounds
Oh, have mercy on my
Self inflicted wounds

6. Pick Up the Pieces
(J.Bonamassa/J.House)
What did I say, what did I do
Look in the mirror, I'm black and blue
Some Johnnie Walker Black and some Dunhill Reds
Starting to think it was something I said
It's getting kinda late and we both know
Time to pick up the pieces
Pick up the pieces and go

It's not so hard living life on the skids
I'm alright, it's kinda hard on my kids
Easy for you to pass judgin' on my life
But you don't, you don't have my four ex wives
I may not win, place or show
But I pick up the pieces
Pick up the pieces and go

I worked part-time but I got fired
'Cause it's a full time job just being me

Can't blame the boss if you don't show up
Can't blame your car if you ride the bus
Burning bridges, you reap what you sow
I gots to pick up the pieces
Pick up the pieces and go

Hey you, producer
Produce me some wine

They pulled me over on my ten-speed bike
Who knew you still could
get a DUI
Like what they've done with the early kind of jail
My lawer says I'm too broke
to post bail
Maybe I could work and sweep the floors
Until they pick up the pieces
Pick up the pieces and go

Oh man
Try to tell me I was drunk and disorderly
Pick up the pieces and go
I was just drunk
Well maybe a little disorderly
Pick up the pieces and go

7. The Ghost of Macon Jones
(J.Bonamassa/J.House)
Where the river keeps on rollin', time marches on
The sun hides in the shadows, you know where you belong
You walk in the silence readin' names on the stones
You can roll with the tide, but you can't hide
From the ghost of Macon Jones

Well they always came to church, sat up in the back
Drank the holy water, dapper dressed in black
Away from the rich folk where they let down his bones
Now they whisper at the sermons
They can hear the ghost of Macon Jones

From the time he was a child, it was easy to make friends
Some thought they found a brother to the end
When he jumped off that bridge
they just watched and ran back home
They all cried to their mommas that they saw
The ghost of Macon Jones

In the nights, drive along
In your fight, just stay strong
In the ill-fated wind, just go
Yeah you need to unlearn, what you've been told

No one knows what happened,
'cause the truth will often lie
Widows swear he loved 'em,
he was born to make them cry
Sometimes a man believes
he's destined to go this life alone
If you head down that cold river you'll feel
The ghost of Macon Jones

Some say he died with a smile on his face
Others say he cried,
he never found his place
If you listen to your fears
you might hear his restless moan
When they start digging up your dirt
You'll meet the ghost of Macon Jones
If you see your reflection in the water
That's the ghost of Macon Jones

8. Just 'Cos You Can Don't Mean You Should
(J.Bonamassa/T.Hambridge)
Well my job is now obsolete
Twenty five years and I'm on the street
They push a button and say I'm a fan
One last job on the factory line

Just 'cos you can, don't mean you should
I took the very best and it was good
I'd give it all back
If I could
Just 'cos you can
Just 'cos you can, don't mean you should

Oh she was a face facing the crowd
Neon lights, the music was loud
One mistake, my whole life changed
How could I cause so much pain

Just 'cos you can, don't mean you should
I took the very best and it was good
I'd give it all back
If I could
Just 'cos you can
Just 'cos you can, don't mean you should

Everybody's got a tale to tell
Oh so we'll see through
Dancing 'round in disregard
Every word never truth,
Every word out of tune

Dropped a penny, said it was a dime
That's when one became ten lies
Oh it's a reason to kid yourself
Into pretending
You're so blessed

Just 'cos you can, don't mean you should
I took the very best and it was good
I'd give it all back
If I could
Just 'cos you can, oh-oh

Just 'cos you can, don't mean you should
I've taken the very best and it was good
I'd give it all back
If I could
Just 'cos you can, just 'cos you can
Just 'cos you can, baby
Just 'cos you can don't mean you should

Oh I wanna give it all back

9. Redemption
(J.Bonamassa/K.Shirley/D.Dimucci/R.Page)
She took the fire as she was leaving
No forgiveness and no confession
Now I'm sifting through the cold grey ashes
Looking for peace in my redemption

She was my secret and I was a sinner
Had to whisper out confessions
Went to the well and looked in the mirror
Raised a glass to my redemption

How long till I drink from the fountain
Redemption
How high till the top of mountain
How long, how long, am I gone
Beyond redemption

Bullets flying out of nowhere
Reaching out with no exceptions
Now the preacher cries on the TV
Wants my money
And my redemption

How long till I drink from the fountain
Redemption
How high to the top of the mountain
How long, how long, am I gone
Beyond redemption

Save me
Won't somebody save me?
I'm down in the valley
Tryin' to rise up
Won't somebody
Somebody
Save me?

No reservations in an empty promise
A hollow wall with no protection
I have to kneel at the altar
It's the last chance
For my redemption.

How long till I drink from the fountain
Redemption
How high to the top of the mountain
How long, how long, am I gone
Oh can you hear me calling
(Redemption)
Oh can you hear me calling
(Redemption)
One last chance for my redemption
How long, how long, am I gone
Beyond redemption
Can you hear me calling? (Oh)

10. I've Got Some Mind Over What Matters
(J.Bonamassa/J.House)
I can see the future but that was yesterday
Saw my deck of tarot cards
and now I can't see my fate
I got some mind over what matters
And now I'm deep down in a hole

She took a caddie, so I gotta hitch a ride
Left me in the dark with daggers in my side
I got some mind over what matters
But I'm still deep down in a hole

I win a race, some say I lost
I put the blame just before I crossed
I got some mind over what matters
But I'm still deep down in a hole

Hm hm hmm, hm hm hmm, hm hm hmm, hm hm hmm

Might think I'm a bad man
'cause I made her cry
But you ain't lived with her and seen the other side
I'm tryna get to the bottom of why I made her hurt
I may not dig no hole but I'm gon' get shoveled

I had no Jesus in my heart
I went to church and boy I did my part
I got some mind over what matters
But I'm still deep down in a hole

I took her out, gave her good champagne
She drank it down and left me the pile of pain
I got some mind over what matters
But I'm still deep down in a hole

I bought her dresses, a new pair of shoes
She gave me grief and a whole lotta blues
I got some mind over what matters
But I'm still deep down in a hole

I took her to Paris, a nice Texas town
She didn't like it so we turned right back around
I got some mind over what matters
But I'm still deep down in a hole
I got some mind over what matters
But I'm still deep down in a hole

Hm hm hmm, hm hm hmm, hm hm hmm, hm hm hmm

11. Stronger Now in Broken Places
(J.Bonamassa/G.Nicholson)
You left me, you tore me up
Didn't know a man can hurt that much
For a while I was all broke up
But I found I could take it

And I’m stronger now
In broken places

I found out that time can heal
Takes me to a place way more real
In the pain that I had to feel
Didn't know I could take it

And I'm stronger now
In broken places

I guess you can’t understand
All you put me through
Took all the strength I had
For me to forgive you

I look back now
How much you laid me low
The lessons of love that I was shown
Whenever hurt comes my way I know
I found a way to free it

'Cause I'm stronger now
In broken places
Yes I'm stronger now
In broken places

12. Love Is a Gamble
(J.Bonamassa/G.Nicholson)
You say love is just a gamble babe
And every loser loves a thrill
Say that love is a gamble babe
And every loser loves a thrill
When the hand that you're holding don't bring no luck baby
There's a chance that the next one will

Oh I bet it on one woman baby
Laid my heart on the line
I bet it on one woman baby
I didn't know that she was a cheating kind

You say love is just a gamble babe
And every loser loves a thrill
When the hand that you're holding don't bring you luck baby
There's a chance that the next one will

It's a kinda game baby
That's never played by the rules
Oh, oh it's a kinda game baby
That's never played by the rules
Anyone thinks that he's winning baby
Oh some day you gonna play the fool

You play the hand you're given baby
And put your trust on your luck
Sometimes you gotta walk away baby
When luck ain't in love

Say love is just a gamble babe
And every loser loves a thrill
If the hand that you're holding don't bring no luck baby
There's a chance that the next one will

13. Black Roses (Bonus Track)
(J.Bonamassa/K.Shirley/J.House)
Stand still man you'd better not flinch
Vase full of gasoline and a seven year itch
It's vast out here in no-mans land
All you got left is in your hands

Dead flowers, I got 'em by the dozen
Dead flowers, ain't no discussion
Black roses without water
Can't live here for too long
Anytime I try to call her, the phone rings on and on and on.
Black roses petals falling. I know there is something wrong.
When you see it's me who's calling, the phone rings on and one and on.

Taking my troubles from door to door. No one wants to know about it anymore.
Another one closes, slammed in my face.
But I keep knocking just in case.

Dead flowers, I got 'em by the dozen
Dead flowers, ain't no discussion
Black roses without water
Can't live here for too long
Anytime I try to call her, the phone rings on and on and on.
Black roses petals falling. I know there is something wrong.
When you see it's me who's calling, the phone rings on and one and on.

Made a deal with a devilnow it's time to stand and be counted.
Dug your own grave and you can't do a thing about it.
Handful of petals strewn across the bed.
Lost in a moment, forgot what was said.
Nothing more evil than a woman scorned.
I'm laying here bleeding with my crown of thorns.

Dead flowers, I got 'em by the dozen
Dead flowers, ain't no discussion
Black roses without water
Can't live here for too long
Anytime I try to call her, the phone rings on and on and on.
Black roses petals falling. I know there is something wrong.
When you see it's me who's calling, the phone rings on and one and on.

14. Stronger Now In Broken Places (Band Version) (Bonus Track)

15. Somewhere Down The Road (Bonus Track)
Some day's are harder than a hammer coming down on steel
You were always there to take my midnight calls
You know how it feels. You had to go now
"Cos you're just a soul
But maybe we'll meet someday again
Somewhere down the road. Somewhere down the road.

She came through my door never wanted more carried on the breeze
Words that she said ringing in my head. Puts me at ease
He called one night and said: Come back home
She left a note that read Maybe we'll meet again.
Somewhere down the road. Somewhere down the road.
Somewhere down the road. Somewhere down the road.

Have you ever looked up in the sky, ever wondered why
What you're gonna do
Missing someone so bad, didn't think you'd be so sad, lost in the blue
But I've lived in the night now, baby and I've felt the cold
I think we'll meet again
Somewhere down the road. Somewhere down the road.
Somewhere down the road. Somewhere down the road.