Learning the blues
The tables are empty - the dance floor's desertedYou play the same love song - it's the tenth time you've heard itThat's the beginning - just one of the cluesYou've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues
The cigarettes you light - one after the otherWon't help you forget him - when you're losing your loverYou're only burning - a torch you can't loseBut you're on the right track - for learnin' the blues
When you're out in a crowd, the blues will taunt you - constantlyWhen you're out in a crowd, the blues will haunt your memory
The nights when you don't sleep - the whole night you're cryingBut you cannot forget him - soon you even stop tryingYou'll walk the floor - and wear out your shoesWhen you feel your heart break - you're learnin' the blues