I have written 50+ songs since i started writing songs in the early 80’s. Like any other time I’ve written a song I had inspiration which this time was the Covid-19 crisis. Over the years when I write, I work for a little bit and then I pick it up a day later and so on. The hardest thing about writing songs is following through and finishing! The last song I wrote called “Hey Santa” last November I wrote in about 15 minutes. This time I finished in about 20 minutes. Although I always reserve the right to tweak which I often do but that’s rock-n-roll! Just a few days later we tried to record it on April 17th 2020 and again on the 18th. I was a little depressed but I just didn’t know it well enough. Yes I wrote it but practice does indeed make perfect. I practiced all of the following week with the goal of recording on the 15th and the 17th as my backup. About 30 minutes into the session I nailed it! Was it perfect? No but maybe that is part of the charm. The thing I like the most is that it is a classic blues song but it has a creepy beginning and mantra throughout the song. So it’s original in it’s own way! No one has ever written about a happy thing when they sing the blues. This is no different. This is not a happy time but over the years this is the way I tell my story. At this point in my life I’ve never been so happy that I have always chosen originals over covers and the more I’ve written the better I’ve become. I’m still super proud of the the songs I wrote in the 80’s in my late teens and early 20’s and I still play them today they are like children. I’ve nurtured them, I’ve watched them grow, and I’ve watched them develop just like my kids Emily and James. Emily unbelievably is releasing her debut effort this week too!! I’m so proud of her. The apple definitely did fall far from the tree! LOLL

They call it corona baby they say it on the news

To me it’s Covid 19 and I got the Covid blues

I got the Covid  blues baby I got the Covid 19 blues

Better get runnin Baby it’s coming back for more

People want to go outside but we gotta flat the curve

Just to get some groceries you gotta have some nerve

I got the Covid  blues baby I got the Covid 19 blues

Better get runnin Baby it’s coming back for more

They say I gotta stay home they say I gotta chill

But aint nobody talking bout how I pay the bills

I got the Covid  blues baby I got the Covid 19 blues

Better get runnin Baby it’s coming back for more

I don’t want to get infected stay away from me

Think I’ll just stay home and watch some TV

I got the Covid  blues baby I got the Covid 19 blues

Better get runnin Baby it’s coming back for more

I got the Covid baby it shakes me to my core

      Infections are going up people are going down

Dr’s say it’s everywhere it’s coming to your town

I got the Covid blues baby I got the Covid 19 blues

Better get runnin Baby it’s coming back for more

Heavy is the head that wears the Covid crown

You get the corona babe yea you’re gonna drown

I got the Covid  blues baby I got the Covid 19 blues

Better get runnin Baby it’s coming back for more

Are liquor stores essential I say they got allure

Once I’ve had a shot or two you know I’ve got the cure

I got the Covid  blues baby I got the Covid 19 blues

Better get runnin Baby it’s coming back for more

I got the Covid baby it shakes me to my core                                Let me hear you America let me hear you ROAR!