"The Ballad of Robert Johnson" genre: Rock
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	CD: Live from The Georgia Theatre Credits: McConnell
	Story Behind the Song This song was written as a first person perspective from Robert Johnson, the Grandfather of the delta blues, about his trials and tribulations from selling his soul to the devil. Lyrics Verse 1 - Let me tell you about where I’ve been, down this road and back again. Got a story that no one would believe. - I’ve been running from the man so long, you start to sing that Devil’s song, ain’t no point in trying to achieve. Pre-Chorus - So I went back that day, to the road and the man I’ll never say, I wanna feel this way forever. He said “I know how to get you there, but you’re going to have to pay.” Chorus - And I said, “Running from the devil just gets so hard, you’ve got a picket fence but no front yard. You’ve got two shoes, but you got no street, got a huge plate with nothing to eat. Looking up at the moon only to find, you were blind so it’s in your mind. And you can’t escape ‘cause there’s Hell-hounds on your trail.” Verse 2 - Tried to change my ways since then, getting away from this evil man, looked at the clock says half past eight. - I took all my stuff, threw it in my trunk, put on some Chapin, going 75 down highway 58. Pre-Chorus - Well the cop stopped me with his hand, I said “You don’t understand, I’m trying to get away from this land.” - He said “You can take this little ticket, and you can take it like a man.” Bridge - Well I went down to the crossroads, and I made my dirty deal. On my knees in the street light, let me tell you how I feel.

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