The Gift
Jerry Jeff Walker

Jerry Jeff Walker


In a boarding house, I'd lay upstairs,

And dream of how I'd live someday

Downstairs there sat, a man who had

A guitar he never learned to play


For my thirteenth birthday, grandma bought the guitar

Told me I should learn how to play

And the gift she gave me changed me

'Cause the music is the main thing,

That got me to this point here today


Chorus:

And I was lucky, 'cause I used her gift

To get in touch with how to live

And looking back I now realize, music changed my life


Just out of school, I had no clue

Of what it was I'd like to do

I only know, the open road

Was the way I chose to pass on through


I took that guitar with me, down the lonesome highway

And I began my search for a song

And somewhere in the distance, the music and the mystery

Of how I would live come along


Chorus (Last line different)

That music saved my life, music became my life


As time went by, I found that I

Could climb up on the stage and sing

But when I sang, the songs I wrote

It became a very special thing


But songs to me were personal

And the business side just killed me

And I withdrew inside my shell

With the contracts and the lawsuits

I started heavy drinking,

'Til I finally lost touch with myself


Bridge:

I guess playing music for money brought problems

That I didn't face very well

Being self-taught gave me nothing to lean on

I had to look in myself


I took a year off and did some fasting

Just to clean the cobwebs out

And I went back to Grandma's guitar

Just to hear a simple sound


When I look around me, I saw my loving family

And a home we had built on a hill

I discovered the music had led me to the one place

Where my heart and soul are re-filled


Chorus:

Music saved my life, yeah, music really saved my life

Yes, music really saved my life


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(Live)   Don't Think Twice, It's Alright   Don't It Make You Wanna Dance?   Don't Think Twice, It's Alright   Down In Texas   Down That Road   Eastern Avenue River Railway Blues   Every Drop Of Water   Flowers In The Snow   Follow   Follow   For Little Jessie   Fred Neil Medley   Get It Out   Gettin' By   Gettin' By   Gonzo Compadres   Good Lovin' Grace   Good Lovin' Grace   Goodbye Easy Street   Got Lucky Last Night   Got Lucky Last Night   Green Back Dollar   Gringo In Belize   Gypsy Songman   Hairy Ass Hillbillies   Hands On The Wheel   Happiness Is A Good Place To Visit But It Was So S...   He Was A Friend Of Mine   Headful Of Nothin'   Headful Of Nothin'   Help Me Now   Higher Ground   Hill Country Rain   How Long Has This Been Going On?   I Ain't Living Long Like This   I Ain't Living Long Like This   I Fall in Love Too Easily   I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight   I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight.   I Keep Changin'   I Keep Changin'   I Love You   I Makes Money (Money Don't Make Me)   I Makes Money (Money Don't Make Me)   I Promise To Love You   I Spent All My Money Lovin' You   I Spent All My Money Lovin' You   I'll Be Here In The Morning   I'll Be Your San Antone Rose   I'm All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad   I'm Not Strange   I'll Be Here In The Morning   I'll Be Your San Antone Rose   I'm All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad   I'm Not Strange   If I'd Loved You Then   If I'd Loved You Then   It Don't Matter   It Don't Matter   It Make You Want To Dance   It's A Good Night For Singing   It's A Good Night For Singing   Jaded Lover   Janet Says   Jingle Bells   Just To Celebrate   Keep Texas Beautiful   L. A. Freeway   L.A. Freeway   Last Night I Fell In Love Again   Last Song   Layin' My Life on the Line   Layin' My Life On The Line   Leavin' Texas   Leavin' Texas   Leroy   Let 'er Go   Let 'er Go   Let The Ponies Run   Life On The Road   Life's Too Short   Life's Too Short   Like A Coat From The Cold   Little Bird   Little Man   Little Town Of New Orleans   London Homesick Blues   Lone Wolf   Long Ol' Dusty Road   Long Ol' Dusty Road   Long, Long Time   Love Changes Everything   Lovin' Makes Livin' Worthwhile   Lovin' Of The Game   Lovin' Makes Livin' Worthwhile   Lovin' Of The Game   Lucky Man   Man With The Big Hat   Manny's Hat Song   Manny's Hat Song   May Music Be Your Wings   May Music Be Your Wings   Maybe Mexico   Maybe Mexico   Me And Bobbie Mcgee   Me and Bobby McGee   Mississippi You're On My Mind   Mississippi You're On My Mind   More Often Than Not   Morning Song To Sally   Mountains Of Mexico   Movin' On   Movin' On   Mr. Bojangles   Mr. Bojangles [*]   Mr. Bojangles [#]   Mr. Bojangles [Live]   My Old Man   Navajo Rug   Night Rider's Lament   Night Rider's Lament   Nolan Ryan   Nolan Ryan(He's A Hero To Us All)   Nolan Ryan(He's A Hero To Us All)   Northeast Texas Women   O.D. Corral   Ol' 55   Ol' 55   Old Five And Dimers   Old Five And Dimers Like Me   Old Nashville Cowboy   Old Road   Pick Up The Tempo   Pickup Truck Song   Pissin' In The Wind   Pissin' In The Wind   Pot Can't Call The Kettle Black   Pot Can't Call The Kettle Black   Promise   Public Domain   Quiet Faith Of Man   Railroad Lady   Ramblin', Scramblin'   Ramblin', Scramblin'   Rhythm Of The Rain   Rhythm Of The Rain (Bonus Out Take)   Rock & Roll My Baby   Rock & Roll My Baby   Rock and Roll My Baby   Rockin' Chair   Rockin' On The River   Rockin' On The River   Rodeo Cowboy   Rodeo Wind   Round And Round   Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer   Sailing   Sangria Wine   Santa Claus Is Coming to Town   Saturday Night Special   Seasons Change   Seasons Change   She Knows Her Daddy Sings   She Left Me Holdin'   She Left Me Holdin'   She Made Herself A Promise   Singin' The Dinosaur Blues   Singin' The Dinosaur Blues   Sloop John B.   So Bad Last Night   Some Day I'll Get Out   Some Day I'll Get Out   Some Go Home   Some Phone Numbers   Standin' At The Big Hotel   Standin' At The Big Hotel   Still Around   Stoney   Suckin' A Big Bottle Of Gin   Suckin' A Big Bottle Of Gin   Takin' It As It Comes   Takin' It As It Comes   Tangee   Texas On My Mind   That Old Beat Up Guitar   That Old Beat-Up Guitar   That Old Time Feeling   The Ballad Of The Hulk   The Cape   The Christmas Song   The Continuing Saga of the Classic Bummer...   The Continuing Saga Of The Classic Bummer...   The Dutchman   The Dutchman   The First Showboat   The Man He Used To Be   The Moon is Still Over Her Shoulder   The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder   The Other Jerry Jeff   The Road You Choose   The Road You Choose   The Wheel   Then Came The Children   Those Were The Days   Time To Stay Home   To The Artist   Too Old To Change   Tracks Run Through The City   Trashy Women   Tryin' To Hold The Wind Up With a Sail   Tryin' To Hold The Wind Up With A Sail   Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother   Up Against The Wall, Red Neck   Up Against The Wall, Red Neck (Live 1973, Luckenba...   Very Short Time   Viva Luckenbach   Wanted For Love   We Were Kind Of Crazy Then   We Were Kinda Crazy Then   We Wish You a Merry Christmas   What Are We Doing?   What I Like About Texas   When I Had You   Where Was I   White Christmas   Will There Be Any   Wind   Wingin' It Home To Texas   Wingin' It Home To Texas   Woman In Texas   Won't You Give Me One More Chance   Won't You Give Me One More Chance

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