Hear me when I say
Don't know what you'll lose
Throw your life away
Livin' the blues
Every sorry town
Seems to look the same
Always feelin' down
Hang my head in shame

I let that woman go
I should've held her tight
Now I'm just layin' low
Weepin' through the night
I lost everything I had
Livin' the blues
When winter come I'll be glad
Livin' the blues

I'm givin' you the news
What it is livin' the blues
They call it payin' your dues
Hell it's just livin' this blues

I let that woman go
I should've held her tight
Now I'm just layin' low
Just weepin' through the night
I lost everything I had
Livin' this blues
Come winter I'll be glad
Livin' the blues

Each long and dusty road
That wears out my shoes
Takes me further from you
Keeps me livin' the blues
I guess they call it payin' your dues
Keeps me livin' the blues
I guess they call it payin' your dues
Hell it's just livin' the blues