"Too Blue To Play" lyrics - NILS LOFGREN

Was an in country Ranger
Had a a devil by my side
I did all my country asked
A good chunk of my soul fried

Found a quiet backwoods holler
First met you at the dance
Swayed you slow through a Lindy
And I knew we had a chance

Took our innocence and comfort
Strolled it joyfully 'round town
You showed me off a bit too much
Had to hurt a few boys 'til word got 'round

You seek danger like a child, girl
Put that shallow cross away
'Cause I'm too weathered
Gettin' in too deep to play
Yes, I'm weathered
And I'm just too blue to play

Double rainbows paint the sky
Sherbet clouds spit tender rain
Sometimes lost deep in your smile, girl
I simply cannot find my pain

In your anxious arms real hope burns
Sure feels awful close to Grace
Let's live the hurt off
Until there's not a trace

Yeah, so I'm weathered
And I'm just too blue to play
Love sure gets real
When you're just too blue to play