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
That you can't lose
But you're on thе right track
For learnin' the blues

Whеn 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 crying
But you can't forget her
Soon you even stop trying
You'll walk the floor
And wear out your shoes
And 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
The blues will haunt your memory

And the nights when you don't sleep
That whole night you're crying
But you can't forget her
Soon you even stop trying
You'll walk the floor
And wear out your shoes
And when you feel your heart break
You're learnin' the blues
When you feel your heart break
You're learnin' the blues