[Verse 1]
You know my life would be easy
If people would leave me alone
Stop steppin' on my fingers
That I've been working to the bone
Maybe then I could come back to you

[Refrain]
God damn I hate the blues

[Verse 2]
I've tried to put them in a bottle
Some people put' em in their arm
Either way they're gonna kill you
Slowly eat away your heart
If only I could stop the thought of you

[Refrain]
God damn I hate the blues

[Verse 3]
I never learned to listen
To the promises I made
I never thought you'd stay away
Leaving me to take the blame
I never thought you'd follow through
[Refrain]
God damn I hate the blues