All Those Heroes

When I was a boy about the age of ten
I got some old records by the blues men
I found a big connection to my lonely life
I couldn't wait to learn some more about them
The blues hit me deeper than I've ever known
I knew I'd never be the only one alone
So special, all those heroes
Blind Lemon Jefferson, Barbecue Bob
Blind Boy Fuller and Blind Blake
The stories they told about the lives they lived
Stirred imagination and the heartache
Started out playing on an old guitar
And now I get to play the blues near and far
So special
When I was a man about twenty-three
I got some Elvis and was inside me
I borrowed a piano and I took my time
And I thought about another king to guide me
Talk about boogie on a piano
There ain't a man that beat Big Maceo
So special, oh yeah
The power of the blues make a lion roar
I got my harp, well, and I got old bear
So many guys who ain't around no more
Left us a magic we can all share
Big Bill Broonzy and all of his friends
The joint be jumpin' to my living end
So special, all those heroes
The great Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf
There's a whole lotta livin' in the blues song
It'd take me all day naming all the names
So many fellas who are long gone
We all got the legacy to carry on
The spirit of the blues is gonna live on
So special, all my heroes
All my heroes
All those heroes