Please mister won’t you play the blues
Cos I feel I’m gonna lose
She said, “one day you will learn
And maybe your life will take a turn
Until then you’ll fool no one”
I said, “please just say the word
And I’ll move somewhere you’ve never heard
Buckle down on my own”
I said, “please mister won’t you play the blues
Please mister won’t you play the blues
Cos I feel I’m gonna lose”
I need someone to save me
When my head and heart just blames me
The bottom of the ocean’s where I find myself sinking
He said “all through these years
You’ve had a lot to pick on”, through his tears
“And I’m the only one to blame”
When there’s no one left to burn
Your mind’s all made up in that urn
Tell me who’s the one to blame
Tell me, please mister won’t you play the blues
Please mister won’t you play the blues
Cos I feel I’m born to lose
What’s a man to do
When he does the things he don’t mean to do
Curl up with his pride
Kill the shame inside
I need someone to save me
My head and heart just blames me
Please mister won’t you sing some blues
Please mister won’t you play the blues
Cos I’ve nothing left to lose
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