Setback Blues

I was doin’ all right, feelin’ okay Was off to the start of a pretty good day Seemed like a bounce was steppin’ from my shoes But lo and behold, I fell into the setback blues The wife was happy, kids were swift Got a telephone book for a birthday gift I memorized every name up to the U’s But that’s where I froze up from the setback blues People callin’ all day long Askin’ if I’d contribute a song To their cause and appear as a sponsor on their cruise I did it and sank straight down into the setback blues The setback blues -- And I was doin’ so good They had finally agreed To let me stay in the neighborhood Time is history, time don’t care Time tends to rule and not play fair It ain’t no summer camp -- just ask the Jews Stuck behind barbed wire and the setback blues I took a sip and then another Went to the kitchen to call mother Next thing I knew, I was on the floor with a bruise And the worst headache since the dawn of the setback blues Got the setback blues Took a turn for the worst I keep waiting for this cloud to fade And for this bubble to burst If you wake up early and you can’t see If they’ve demoted you in your family If your last successful decision was to hit “snooze” You may be a candidate for the setback blues