Garage Sale Blues

Written in the fall of 2016, I had just moved back to Kansas City and was living in a condo in Mission Lake. I was jamming around town with groups I could find and not having much success in finding musicians who wanted to play and put together a group. I had this thought one day after I met Pam at her garage sale nearby and bought a saxophone from her. The idea was interesting and I just went with it.

Garage Sale Blues – Douglas W. Fielder

We broke up at a garage sale I was out of control
I bought an old guitar with a bullet hole
going all the way through, right where my heart would be
It was a D28 from 1953

I headed to a bar, I was feeling pretty low
I found an bag of weed and a gram of blow
In the guitar case, in a little sack
There was an open mic going on in the back

I listened for a bit and then I signed the sheet
Pulled out that old guitar, you know it sounded so sweet
I played some songs I knew, from 1932
Depression era music that was dark and blue

I got down off the stage and headed to the back
Stepped into the alley with my gunny sack
I rolled a joint and shared it with the others there
Pretty soon I really didn’t have a care

I headed down Main Street to the city park
The sun was going down and it was getting dark
They had the bandshell lit so I stop to strum
And then somebody joined me with an old snare drum

A player from the bar came with his standup bass
And people started dancing all over the place
We were rocking out, it was a magic zone
When I spotted a young lady who was all alone

I handed off the Martin, jumped down off the stage
I walked right up to her and started to engage
her in a conversation about the silvery Moon
It was a warm summer night in the middle of June

We danced and talked until the music quit
I grabbed that old guitar and we just split
She took me up to her place on that summer night
and by the time I left her I was feeling all right

This song started out as the Garage Sale Blues
But that old guitar it really changed my views
It helped to have a drink and some songs to play
It helped to meet somebody else that very same day….

So if you ever breakup, don’t you despair
Just take a walk downtown and breath that city air
Where there’s a party going on or an open bar
And don’t forget to drag along your old guitar!

And if you’re feeling blue it’s just a state mind
Trust me there is someone out there you will find
Who is looking for someone just like you
You’ve been here before, so you know it’s true

Don’t let the blues take over and bring you down
There’s lots of things to do in this big old town
Just pick yourself up and put a smile on your face
And you’ll find friendly people all over the place

Just sing Garage Sale blues until you’re feeling fine
Cause if you’re feeling down it will relax your mind
You got to let the music just take control
You got to stop worrying bout that jelly roll

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