| You take a man and a woman that just can't get along | |
| Sick and tired of doing each other wrong | |
| Hateful words are spoken, precious vows are broken[Incomprehensible], oh, this is where the blues begins | |
| A young man on the street, trying hard to make his way | |
| Out there in this mean old world, it gets harder everyday | |
| He tried to fight a good fight, he was trying a new ride | |
| But the dark side keep closing in, oh, this is where the blues begins | |
| Where the blues begins way down on the bottom | |
| You got to struggle to survive | |
| Where the blues begins, hard luck and trouble | |
| Takes its toll on our lives | |
| It's that same old fight and you know you just can't win | |
| Oh, this is where the blues begins | |
| Where the blues begins way down on the bottom | |
| You got to struggle to survive | |
| Where the blues begins, hard luck and trouble | |
| It takes its toll on our lives | |
| It's that same old fight you know you just can't win | |
| Oh, this is where the blues begins | |
| It's that same old fight that you know you just can't win | |
| Oh, this is where the blues begins |