Story Behind The Song
I wanted to write a blues song, but then decided that it might be more intersting to ask 'Didn't I hear you sing the blues?'
Song Description
The guy can't get it together, maybe he never could, and now that she's gone he's just doing stupid stuff. His girl got lovesick crazy and left. Didn't he hear her sing the blues?
| Song Length |
3:20 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Blues - Chicago |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Affable, Beside Yourself |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Lost Love |
| Similar Artists |
Garth Brooks, The Stray Cats |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Woke up this morning when my 'larm clock didn't buzz,
Tried to remember if it wasn't or it was,
The day that I had promised to be early into work.
Didn't I hear you sing the blues?
Put on my sneakers and my happy neighbor smile.
My pants and shirt atop the unwashed laundry pile.
Standin' in the mirror naked all except my shoes,
Didn't I hear you sing the blues?
CHORUS:
My baby got Lovesick Crazy
She found someone else to get around
My baby got Lovesick Crazy
Found somebody else to get around
Picked up the paper when the headline caught my eye.
It said you left me but it wouldn't tell me why.
Then I spilled my coffee on the news I couldn't lose,
Didn't I hear you sing the blues?
Put on my dirty clothes a wrinkle in my nose,
Reminded me of times I washed between my toes.
Nothing could prepare me for the multitude of clues,
Didn't I hear you sing the blues?
CHORUS
Got in my car, I turned the key and heard it click.
The engine wouldn't start, my hand was on the stick.
Wonder what it takes to give this car a little kick?
Didn't I hear you sing the blues?
I think I'll walk away, in fact, I think I'll run.
My sneakers tell me they might try to find some fun.
Wandering from the darkness I might walk into the sun.
Didn't I hear you sing the blues?
CHORUS 2X