I lost my eyes in a blacksmith shop   In the year of fifty six   Working on a t-flange   'Twas in need of fix   It bounded from the tongs   And there concealed my doom      I am a blind fiddler   Far frommy home      I have a wife and daughter   Depending on me   What good can I do them   My God I cannot see   I wander from one place to another   My daily bread to win      I am a blind fiddler   Looking for a friend      Round round up and down   All along the lonely town   See him sinkin' low   Doesn't see the love there is to know      And he cries   From the misery   And he lies   Singing harmony   She is gone   There is no tomorrow   It is done   So now he must borrow   The life of his brothers   And living in sorrow   He must do   For the others      A chill wind hits his face   Was that a tear   I thought I saw a trace   Loving people everywhere   Where is she   She is not there      And he cries   From the misery   And he lies   Singing harmony   She is gone   There is no tomorrow   It is done   So now he must borrow   The life of his brothers   And living in sorrow   He must do   For the others      Know you got to run   And you know you got to hide   Don't know who to follow   Who is on your side   Don't know where you're going   Won't talk of where you been   And I may see you tomorrow   Never more again      And you got yourself a potion   For to keep you from your sleep   In the dark and lonely hours   I've heard you laugh and weep   Talk about you're sinkin'   What a hole you're in   But you'll never face your lonely soul   Never face your friends      And you know you got to run   And you know you got to hide   Still there is a great light   Lingerin' deep within your eyes   Open up open up   C'mon and let me in   When you can love yourself honey I   I can love you then      I lost my eyes in a blacksmith shop   In seventeen fifty six   Working on a t-flange   'Twas in need of fix   It bounded from the tongs   And there concealed my doom   I am a blind fiddler   Far from my home      Round round up and down   All along the lonely town