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

Oh, she knows me like I know myself Oh, she knows me so well Patience, my enemy And loving's my friend It's harder to leave With my heart on my sleeve Than to stay and just pretend I paid all my dues And she wanted to know