[Refrain]
About the blues
About the blues

[Verse 1]
They always hit you when you can't hit back
And when they're blue enough
There's something black about the blues
And if you bet they're gonna fade, you lose

[Refrain]
About the blues
I know the blues

[Verse 2]
They serve you memories on a plate of tears
They know your appetite will last for years
You can't refuse
You join the club and gotta pay your dues

[Bridge]
When you hang your hat in Heartbreak Hall
Your wing-broken dreams must crawl
And your gloom will continue to grow
Until there's nothing that you don't know
[Refrain]
About the blues
About the blues

[Verse 3]
You can't look forward to the day you're free
You look, but yesterday is all you see
Don't buy a book about it, just ask me
About the blues

[Refrain]
About the blues