Somebody asked me, why I live the blues.
I said the blues is all around me.
I just find something I can use.
And I feel it running through me,
but I give it my heart and soul.
I practice while I'm singing.
Let the feeling take control
I'm just tryin' to tell the truth
Every time I sing the blues
Might think about a woman
and how she's done me wrong
I might think about some hard times
when I was barely hanging on
I might think about a brother
who still can't make things be
Some fallin' sisters
sellin' it on the street
I'm just tryin' to tell the truth
Every time I sing the blues
I find my inspiration
in tears and desperation
Sad, sad stories we all know so well
Along with one more story to tell
(SOLO)
Here I am another night; another town along the way
Room full of people say they wanna hear me play
Yes there was some hard times,
my luck cannot survive
It takes a whole lot of livin,
to make us all come alive
I just want to tell the truth
Every time I sing the blues
I'm just tryin' to tell the truth
Every time I sing the blues
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