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Featuring slide-guitar and written in 2008, this is a song about trying to stay ahead of trouble. Some troubles can be foreseen but others just come knocking at your door or in the post. Bill's (especially electricity) got a lot to answer for! It's also about having to compromise or downgrade oneself to survive a seemingly ever ebbing tide of social and financial hassles. An acoustic version of this song will appear on a near future, all acoustic, album.

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Well, here I go again
It's like I'm losing my good friend
And even though I know things will change
I'm gonna' win in the end
Got to get ahead of the blues
Before the blues gets ahead of me
(That's right)

Well, it's two steps forward
And it's three steps back
I had my dream job
but for money I gave myself the sack
Gotta' get ahead of the blues
Before the blues gets ahead of me

Got to get ahead of the blues
Can't you see?
Get ahead of the blues
Before the blues gets a hold on me!
Got to get ahead
Get ahead of the blues
Get ahead of the blues
Before the blues gets a hold on me
(Let go!)

Now, I'm chasin' my tail
Around and around
Unfortunate circumstances
Tryin' to bring me down
Got to get ahead
Got to get ahead of the blues
Get ahead of the blues
Before the blues get ahead of me
(One more time!)

Bring it on home
Give me all you got
'Cause this time I'm ready
I'm ready and hot
It's all I got
I got the blues
Get ahead of the blues
Before the blues get ahead of you!

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from New Millennium Blues - Over Ten Years Gone, released November 18, 2012

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JJ's Blues Project Birmingham, UK

JJ’s Blues Project: is an on-going, solo, blues-based concept that began on tape in 1998 (digital 2001). This is a sample of my work; I play all instruments and sing my own lyrics (I also created the artwork). All albums are recorded, mixed & mastered by me; away from my job as guitar, bass, keyboard, drum tutor and producer etc. Thanks for listening/ downloading. JJ. ... more

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