Disempowerment Blues

[Verse 1] New man in the field, works from dark to dark. I lay down in the shade — nobody saw me park. [Chorus] Got the disempowerment blues, nothin' left for me to do. Got the disempowerment blues — got replaced, and the blues did too. [Verse 2] Hand me a dollar, say "stay off the street." Tip my hat real polite — can't taste it when I eat. [Verse 3] World got fast, I got slow. Let go the wheel, car still go. [Chorus] Got the disempowerment blues, nothin' left for me to do. Got the disempowerment blues — got replaced, and the blues did too. [Verse 4] Knock on my own door, holler my own name. Light's on inside — but nobody came. [Verse 5] Down at the crossroads I went to sell my soul. Devil just shrugged, said "somebody took the role." [Chorus — out] Got the disempowerment blues, ain't no use, ain't no use. Got the disempowerment blues — wrote this song... but the song's used too. [Outro — spoken, half a laugh] ...mm. that's all right.