You woke up this morning
Got yourself a gun
Mama always said, 'You'd be
The chosen one'

She said, 'You're one in a million
You've got to burn to shine'
But you were born under a bad sign
With a blue moon in your eyes

You woke up this morning
All the love has gone
Your papa never told you
About right and wrong

But you're looking good, baby
I believe you're feeling fine
(Shame about it)
Born under a bad sign
With a blue moon in your eyes

You woke up this morning
The world turned upside down
Thing's ain't been the same
Since the blues walked into town

But you're one in a million
You've got that shotgun shine
Born under a bad sign
With a blue moon in your eyes

When you woke up this morning
Everything you had was gone
By half past ten
Your head was going ding-dong

Ringing like a bell
From your head down to your toes
Like a voice telling you
There was something you should know

Last night you were flying
But today you're so low
Ain't it times like these
That make you wonder

If you'll ever know the meaning
Of things as they appear to the others
Wives, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers
Don't you wish you didn't function

Wish you didn't think beyond
The next paycheck and the next little drink
Well, you do so make up your mind to go on
'Cause when you woke up this morning
Everything you had was gone

When you woke up this morning
When you woke up this morning
When you woke up this morning
Mama said, 'You'd be the chosen one'

When you woke up this morning
When you woke up this morning
When you woke up this morning
You got yourself a gun