The tables are empty - the dance floor s deserted;
You play the same love song - it s the tenth time you ve heard it.
That s the beginning just one of the clues;
You ve had your first lesson - in learnin the blues.
The cigarettes you light - one after another
Won t help you forget her and the way that you love her.
You re only burnin a torch you can t lose,
But you re on the right track for learnin the blues.
Bridge:
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.
The nights when you don t sleep the whole night you re cryin ,
But you can t forget her -- soon you even stop tryin .
You ll walk that floor and wear out your shoes;
When you feel your heart break. you re learnin the blues.
Repeat Bridge:
The nights when you don t sleep the whole night you re cryin ;
But you can t forget her -- soon you even stop tryin .
You ll walk that floor and wear out your shoes;
When you feel your heart break, you re learnin the blues.
Coda:
When you feel your heart break, you re learnin the blues.
