Blue on black

"Blue on Black" is a song by American blues band Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and is the lead single from their second studio album, Trouble Is.... Noah Hunt, a Cincinnati, Ohio native and Shepherd collaborator, is the lead singer. Released on April 7, 1998, the track rose to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and remained there for 6 non-consecutive weeks. "Blue on Black" was regarded as the best rock song of 1998 by various media, and its popularity helped make Trouble Is... the 1999 Blues Album of the Year in Billboard. The song continues to be a top download of the Kenny Wayne Shepherd catalog, ranking at No. 1 on Rhapsody.

[Verse 1] Night... falls and I'm alone Skin... yeah, chilled me to the bone You... turned and you ran, oh yeah Oh, slipped... right from my hand [Chorus] Hey, blue on black, tears on a river Push on a shove, it don't mean much Joker on jack, match on a fire Cold on ice, it's a dead man's touch Whisper on a scream Doesn't change a thing Don't bring you back Blue on black, oh yeah, blue on black [Verse 2] Blind... oh, now I see Truth... lies, and in between Wrong... can't be undone Oh, slipped... from the tip of your tongue [Chorus] Hey, blue on black, tears on a river Push on a shove, it don't mean much Joker on jack, match on a fire Cold on ice, it's a dead man's touch Whisper on a scream Doesn't change a thing Doesn't bring you back, yeah Blue on black, oh blue on black, oh yeah [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Blue on black, tears on a river Push on a shove, it don't mean much Joker on jack, match on a fire Cold on ice, it's a dead man's touch Whisper on a scream Doesn't change a thing Don't bring you back Blue on black, oh yeah, blue on black [Chorus] Hey, blue on black, tears on a river Push on a shove, it don't mean much Joker on jack, match on a fire And cold on ice, it's a dead man's touch Whisper on a scream Doesn't change a thing Doesn't bring you back Blue on black, oh, blue on black [Outro] Oh blue on black, oh blue on black