When you find what the blues is all about
Songwriters: Robert Patterson, Jerry Strickland
You can't even make no call
Now is he gonna cut off my water?
I see the man comin' with his tools
And then ya find your phone been disconnected
Ya know I whistled for my dog
Oh it's a hard pill to swallow, um!
I guess my wife been out shoppin' again
You know they got my gas yesterday
Ya hung out for your baby
Oh, you come home one evenin'
You look in the closet, buddy
Well that's a hard pill you have to swallow, um!
That's the blues, people
When you find out what the blues is all about
Like he didn't even know me at all
Ah, that's what the blues is people
That's what the blues is all about
I got a bunch-a bills that I can't pay
That's what the blues is all about
He ran up under the house, people
To nothin' but the four walls
That's what the blues is all about
Oh, that's a hard pill to swallow, buddy
Oh no! I think I got 'em!
Oh, that's what the blues is people
Oh, an' she's not there
Now listen to this
Oh, look out! Uh!
Oh, when your dog turn his back on ya, buddy
An' he was lookin' kinda thin
An' they comin' right back for the lines tomorrow
Now I hadn't fed him in two or three days
An' you find it's all bare
Publishers: EAST MEMPHIS MUSIC, ROGAN PUBLICATIONS
You know ya haven't even got a friend
When ya find out what the blues is all about
I went out to my mail box
While I been at work all day
I went out to my backyard