From the recording Appalachian Blues

Lyrics

Arms are heavy; knuckles hang to the floor
Draggin' my feet from all I've endured
A long sigh, ache goes in and out
There ain't no rain for this draught

There's a reason my eyes are blue
There's a reason my eyes are blue

It was autumn and cold as hell
I had been livin' in a wishin' well
The well went dry; my dreams went dark
Away went what good I could impart

There's a reason my eyes are blue
There's a reason my eyes are blue

Her fingertips on another man
The thought was more than I could stand
The nightmares haunted my mind
I did the best I could for the longest time

There's a reason my eyes are blue
There's a reason my eyes are blue

It was a Sunday when they strolled by
They'd been to church to sin this time
I saw red and lost my mind
She saw my love and lost her life

There's a reason my eyes are blue
There's a reason my eyes are blue

They said 25, it was to life
But however long, whatever price
I'll take it all, all I can get
Cause it's another day that cheaters dead

There's a reason my eyes are blue
There's a reason my eyes are blue

There's a reason my eyes are blue
There's a reason my eyes are blue
There's a reason my eyes are blue
And they're the bluest when I'm a happy ol' fool