“I was messing around with C-A-D-G, (always reminds me of a song, “Sunny Catalina”) and this happened, including the G#, which is nothing new, except for me. Not much rewriting on the lyric either. Also maybe my favorite line: “Singing the blues ’til it sets you free”.” (Allen Finney, 2018)

Coming home late at night
Moon and stars ain’t shining so bright
Gonna take a little soul to fill up an empty life

Empty pockets, empty head
Empty pillow, empty bed
Gonna take a little soul to fill up an empty life

Now, you lay awake thinking about the things you’ve done
Maybe it was a big mistake
Going out there looking for nothing but fun

Empty rock, empty tree
Empty sand down by the deep blue sea
Gonna take a whole lot of soul to fill up an empty world

Now, you lay awake at night
Thinking about what you should have done
Maybe it wasn’t quite alright just thinking about old number one

But in the wings of a honey bee
Singing the blues ’til it sets you free
Go out and get some soul and start to fill up the whole