I was born in a town where the rivers flow free
On a January night when the cold winds freeze
I got an Irish name and an injury
A blessing and a curse cast down on me

Ain´t nobody got the blues like me
Ain´t nobody got the blues like me

It was a blood red sky on the morning tide
There was a cold wind blowin´ when I left that night
And the warning bells rang, all right, all right
Shoulda stayed home with you that night

Ain´t nobody played the fool like I
Ain´t nobody played the fool like I

Things got bad and things got worse
Half like a blessing, half like a curse
Seems a blessing´s so hard to see sometimes
Got a little clearer ´bout dusk last night

Ain´t nobody got a blessing like mine
Ain´t nobody got a blessing like mine

It´s a red sky night and I´m doin´ all right
Red sky night and I´m doin´ just fine