Whoa, when I woke up this mornin'
I had my head layin' in my hand
Ooh, when I woke up this mornin'
I had my head layin' in my hand
I can't go on givin'
If I'm livin' in the house of the blues
Lord, I had a fever
My body cold and wrecked with pain
Yes, I had such a fever
Felt like I was goin' up in flame
If I don't get my baby back
I know I'm never gonna be the same
She told me she loved me
I just laughed and played the fool
I thought she was crazy
I thought I was bein' cool
But oh, but the lesson I learned
It's time for me to go back to another school

If you hear me, baby
Hear every word I said
I need you here beside me
Every night, everyday
I done lost everything
Everything a man can lose
I can't go on givin'
Still in the house of the blues
She told me that she loved me
And I just laughed and played the fool
I thought she was crazy
And I thought that I was bein' real cool
The lesson I learned
I know it's time for me to go back to another school

I said I can't go on givin'
When I turned up the life, when I turned up the water
When they saw my children to be together
I turn on I can't go on giving
I can't keep up bring my blues back to the mountain
If I gotta keep on living in the house of the blues