You take a man and a woman
That just can't get along,
Sick and tired of doing each other wrong
Painful words are spoken,
Precious vows are broken
'Till them both are left alone in here
Oh, oh, this is where the blues begins

A young man on the street,
Trying hard to make his way,
Out there in this mean world it gets harder every day
He tried to find a good fight,
He was starting a new life,
But the dark side keep closing in
Oh, oh, this is where the blues begins

Where the blues begins
Way down on the bottom,
You got the struggle to survive,
Where the blues begins,
Hard luck and trouble,
Takes it's toll on the life

It's that same old fight,
You know you just can't win,
Oh, oh, this is where the blues begins

Where the blues begins
Way down on the bottom,
You got the struggle to survive,
Where the blues begins,
Hard luck and trouble,
Takes us totally on the line

It's the same old fight,
You know you just can't win
Oh, oh, this is where the blues begins
It's the same old fight,
You know you just can't win