Lockdown Blues

I sit here strumming the strings on guitar
I'm pondering the moment it all went bizarre
See back then things were just fine
The days were steady and the sun did shine
One day on the news the shit hit the fan
Hitting me hard when I had no backup plan
P forty five on its way to my door
I have no clue of what is in store
The future not planned out or clear to see
Tonnes of bills to pay and mouths to feed

These lockdown blues are getting on me
It feels like I'm stranded out at sea
These lockdown blues are killing me
I long for the day we can finally break free

The following day the virus hit home
Gotta sit back and isolate alone
Bad news is coming from every angle
I'd rather not take this massive gamble
A house to pay for and kids to feed
All this strain for someone else's greed
I'm already sick of daytime TV
They push bad news like it's full of glee

These lockdown blues are getting on me
It feels like I'm stranded out at sea
These lockdown blues are killing me
I long for the day we can finally break free

Feels like the weight of the world rests on me
The people close to us, we cannot see
Worrying about passing on this disease
The whole damn countries now on its knees
Scandals one week and a race war the next
We're stuck indoors and we're feeling perplexed
Maybe next month it'll all be done
Or maybe the end has just begun?

These lockdown blues are getting on me
It feels like I'm stranded out at sea
These lockdown blues are killing me
I long for the day we can finally break free
These lockdown blues are getting on me
It feels like I'm stranded out at sea
These lockdown blues are killing me
I long for the day we can finally break free