Born To Be Unlucky

<p>I was born about eighteen years ago<br/>In a little wooden shack<br/>I was born about eighteen years ago<br/>On the wrong side of the tracks<br/>And i never knew my father<br/>And i never had a home<br/>Well i don&#x27;t know where i came from<br/>And i don&#x27;t know where i&#x27;m goin&#x27;<br/><br/>I was born to be unlucky<br/>From my shoulders to my shoes<br/>And i guess i&#x27;m stuck with my unlucky blues<br/><br/>When i was just a young boy<br/>I was raised on beans and trout<br/>And on my seventh birthday<br/>Well my momma, she threw me out<br/>They say i&#x27;m good for nothin&#x27;<br/>No one treats me kind<br/>I don&#x27;t care cause pretty soon<br/>I&#x27;m gonna leave this world behind<br/>I was born to be unlucky<br/>From my shoulders to my shoes<br/>And i guess i&#x27;m stuck with my unlucky blues<br/><br/>I jumped into the river<br/>To try to put myself away<br/>A man jumped in and saved me<br/>Spoiled a perfect day<br/>He dragged me to the river&#x27;s edge<br/>He said he knew i had a need<br/>Then he pulled out a soggy Bible<br/>And that man began to read<br/><br/>Well he told me things i did not know<br/>I&#x27;m glad i did not die<br/>&#x27;cause he told me God&#x27;s my father<br/>And my real home is in the sky<br/>And i said<br/><br/>Harmonica and lead guitar speak<br/><br/>He said i done a very foolish thing<br/>To try to drown myself and die<br/>And i told him i was glad<br/>He happened to be passing by<br/>He said God would forgive me<br/>So i repented of my sin<br/>Then he said i must be baptized<br/>And he threw me in again<br/>Awww i was born to be unlucky<br/>From my shoulders to my shoes<br/>I thought i must be stuck with these unlucky blues<br/>Oh yeh<br/><br/>Lead guitar break<br/><br/>My life has changed in many ways<br/>I&#x27;m such a different man<br/>Well i know now who my father is<br/>And i know just where i stand<br/>With one foot up in Heaven<br/>And one foot on the ground<br/>I travel through this world of ours<br/>I try to spread God&#x27;s word around<br/><br/>I was born to be unlucky (i know&#x27;d it)<br/>From my shoulders to my shoes<br/>But i came unstuck from my unlucky blues<br/>Yea<br/>Ow and maybe you can too...alright<br/>And this is just the beginning