Learnin' 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 itThat's the beginning
Just one of the clues
You've had your first lesson
In learnin' the BluesThe cigarettes you light
One after another
Won't help you forget him
And the way that you loved himYou're only burning
A torch you can't lose
But you're on the right track
For learnin' the bluesWhen you're at home alone
The Blues will taunt you constantly
When you're out in a crowd
The Blues will haunt your memoryThe nights when you don't sleep
The whole night you're cryin'
But you can't forget him
Soon you even stop tryin'You walk the floor
And wear out your shoes
When you feel your heart break
You're learnin' the bluesYes, the tables are empty
The dance floor's deserted
And you play the same love song, whoa, yes
It's the tenth time you've heard it, yesMan, it's the beginnin'
Just one of those clues
You've had your first lesson, whoa, yes
In learnin' the BluesMan, the cigarettes that you light, whoa, yessum
One after another, you tellin' me brother
Won't help you to forget her, whoa, no
And the way that you love herYou only burnin'
A torch that you can't lose, yeah
But you on the right tracks, brother
For learnin' the bluesD'ya see that EllaNow lookahere
When you at home alone
The blues will taunt you constantly, yessuh
Ba dit dit deet
And when you're out in a crowd
The Blues will haunt your memories
Bah da doh doh zetThe nights when you don't sleep, yes
The whole night you cryin'
But you can't forget her, oh yes
Soon you even stop tryin'Man, you walk the floor
And wear out your shoes
When you feel your heart break, yeah brother
That's when you're learning the bluesYes
When you at home alone
The blues will taunt you constantly, yes
And when you're out in a crowd
The Blues will haunt your memoriesThe nights when you don't sleep, hmm, Ella
The whole night you're crying
Yeah, but you can't forget her
Soon you even stop tryingYes man, you'll walk the floor
that's when it's rough
And wear out that last pair a' treaders
When you feel your heart break
You're learnin the blues