[Verse 1] Old blues man at the door Wrinkled hands, stained palms He can tune up a storm With a look, with a sigh He plays the screen door hum He plays the river mud He can make a porch light cry With a finger and a slide [Pre-Chorus] When he leans into that string Time falls down When he bends that silver line I lose my ground [Chorus] Old blues man Can play anything Old blues man Make that steel guitar sing Tears fall down When the strings get loud Old blues man Break me open now (Old blues man) [Verse 2] Harmonica in his coat Like a secret kept too long He pulls that breath apart And turns it into song Every scar on his face Got a note inside And when he closes both his eyes I can hear my heart divide [Pre-Chorus] When he leans into that string Time falls down When he bends that silver line I lose my ground [Chorus] Old blues man Can play anything Old blues man Make that steel guitar sing Tears fall down When the strings get loud Old blues man Break me open now (Old blues man) [Bridge] He don't ask for forgiveness He don't need a crowd Just one slow note And the whole room bows down If he makes the guitar cry I don't fight it I let it wash over me I let it light it [Final Chorus] Old blues man Can play anything Old blues man Make that steel guitar sing Tears fall down When the strings get loud Old blues man Break me open now (Old blues man)
