The tables are empty, the dance floor’s deserted
You play the same love song – it’s the 10th time you’ve heard it
That’s the beginning, just one of the clues
You’ve had your first lesson in learnin’ the blues
The cigarettes you light, one after another
Won’t help you forget her, and the way that you love her
You’re only burnin’ a torch you can’t lose
But you’re on the right track for learnin’ the blues
When you’re at home alone
The blues will taunt you constantly
When you’re out in a crowd
The blues will haunt your memory
The nights when you don’t sleep, the whole night you’re crying
But you can’t forget her, soon you even stop trying
You’ll walk that floor and wear out your shoes
And when you feel your heart break, you’re learnin’ the blues
When you’re at home alone
The blues will taunt you constantly