[Verse 1]
The tables are empty
The dance floor's deserted
You play the same love song
It's the 10th time you've heard it

[Chorus]
That's the beginning
Just one of the clues
You've had your first lesson
In learnin' the blues

[Verse 2]
The cigarettes you light
One after another
Won't help you forget her
And the way that you love her

[Chorus]
You're only burnin'
A torch you can't lose
But you're on the right track
For learnin' the blues

[Verse 3]
When you're at home alone
The blues will taunt you constantly
When you're out in a crowd
The blues will haunt your memory
[Verse 4]
The nights when you don't sleep
The whole night you're crying
But you can't forget her
Soon you even stop trying

[Chorus]
You'll walk that floor
And wear out your shoes
When you feel your heart break
You're learnin' the blues

[Bridge]
When you're at home alone
The blues will taunt you constantly
When you're out in a crowd
Those blues will haunt your memory

[Verse 4]
The nights when you don't sleep
That whole night you're crying
But you can't forget her
Soon you even stop trying

[Chorus]
You'll walk the floor
And you'll wear out your shoes
When you feel your heart break
You're learnin' those blues