Lyrics

James Cotton stepped on stage
And his band began to play
The shoreline slipped away that night
Cruising up that coast
I was missing you the most
But his song was very clear, said it's alright

His guitar player smiled
Skipped a stone a million miles
And James Cotton raised his eyes to the right
He fanned the heat out wide
W e all drifted on that tide
And let go 'til the land was out of sight

And he took us down
To the holy ground
And I understood the world in black and white
It's a rolling tear
How I love you dear
But there's no way to tell you that tonight

The whole room was on fire
And my heart was pure desire
And that band answered every prayer on time
So I put it out this way
There's no future or past today
And James Cotton put this song inside my mind


And he took us down
To the holy ground
And I understood the world in black and white
It's a rolling tear
How I love you dear
But there's no way to tell you that tonight