[Verse 1] [gritty male baritone vocals] Mama washed my feet in the river Said boy this world gonna bruise you deep I came up with mud on my ankles And a song that won't let me sleep Ain't got no silver spoon to shine Just a rusted heart and time But when that moon start moanin' low I sing my pain in stride [Chorus] Cause I was born in the mud, Lord Raised by the storm and rain Every note I sing got thunder Every tear still holds my name [Verse 2] Papa gone, no word behind The fields done took his breath But I still hear him hummin' slow From the valley of his death If you ever [vocal break] see me smilin' That's the sound of me survivin' [Chorus] [vocal intensity increases] (Ooh) Born in the mud Can't wash me clean The blues my only kin I came from nothin' Lord above But I keep singin' where I've been
