[Verse 1] Mud on my boots again You left that porch swing low The river kept on talking Down where the cypress grows I hear your truck roll past Past my screen-door prayer I stood there with my hands full Of heat and empty air [Pre-Chorus] Wind in the willow bones Turning my name around Storm cloud over the levee Lord, it’s coming down [Chorus] Delta blues wind rising Rising through my town Delta blues wind rising Shaking hard, shaking me down If you call my name, baby Call it from the ground Delta blues wind rising Rising through my town [Verse 2] Red clay on the floorboards Coffee gone cold by noon Your glass still on the table Your hat still in the room I kissed that old goodbye Till my lips went dry Then I laughed at my own heart And told it not to cry [Pre-Chorus] Wind in the willow bones Turning my name around Storm cloud over the levee Lord, it’s coming down [Chorus] Delta blues wind rising Rising through my town Delta blues wind rising Shaking hard, shaking me down If you call my name, baby Call it from the ground Delta blues wind rising Rising through my town [Bridge] [Slide Solo] I been low, I been loose I been bent but not broke Got a fire in my throat Got a ring of smoke That river knows my trouble Knew it long before And I’ll keep on singing Till it knocks down your door [Final Chorus] Delta blues wind rising Rising through my town Delta blues wind rising Shaking hard, shaking me down If you call my name, baby Call it from the ground Delta blues wind rising Rising through my town
