Why I sing the blues And everybody wanna know Why I'm singing the blues I've been around a long time Well, I've been around a long time Everybody wanna know I say I've been around a long time I've really, really paid my dues Everybody wants to know

(I've been fool for you so long) I just want to say, yeah I've been a fool for you, baby, yeah Oh, oh, I've been a fool for you, baby, yeah I know you told me Such a long time ago Well, you didn't, you didn't want me around, baby, yeah Hey, hey, you

Underneath we're all the same I've been around a while I know wrong from right And since a long time ago Things been always black and white Just like you can't judge a book by the cover We all gotta be careful

Oh my, oh my This side, this side, this side I've been up for a long time This side, this side This side, this side, this side, this side You never come around past midnight