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



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



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



The nights when you don't sleep - that whole night you're cryin'

But you can't forget her - soon you even stop tryin'

You'll walk the floor - and you'll wear out your shoes

When you feel your heart break - you're learnin' those blues