As the rain ruins my alibi I'm down to singin' you my red-eyed Rhyme It's not the sun bright path That called me from my home It's just that fine Backslider's wine My momma calls out in my memory Sayin' Son, don't wear no black eyed shine Fight for your rights But, son don't just fight for right And do not drink Backslider's wine But I took myself for a kind and loving soul 'Til I found my self, face down on the bar room floor I cried my God, what have they done to me I cannot drink Backslider's wine no more My momma calls out in my memory Son, don't wear no black eyed shine Fight for your rights But, son don't just fight for right And do not drink Backslider's wine As the rain ruins my alibi I'm down to singin' you my red-eyed rhyme It's not the sun bright path That called me from my home It's just that fine Backslider's wine