Learning The Blues

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.