Somebody asked me, why I live the blues I said the blues is all around me, I just find something I can use And I feel it running through me, but I give it my heart and soul I practice while I'm singing, let the feeling take control [Chorus] I'm just trying to tell the truth Every time I sing the blues Might think about a woman and how she done me wrong I might think about some hard times when I was barely hanging on I might think about a brother who still can't make things be Some falling sisters selling it on the street [Chorus] I find my inspiration in tears and desperation Sad, sad stories we all know so well Along with one more story to tell Here I am another night, another town along the way Room full of people say they wanna hear me play Yes there was some hard times, my luck cannot survive It takes a whole lot of living to make us all come alive [Chorus: x2]