The tables are empty
  The dance floor's deserted
  You play the same love song
  It's the tenth time you've heard it
  And that's the beginning
  Just one of those clues
  You've had your first lesson
  In learning the blues
  
  The cigarettes you light
  One after another
  Won't help you forget her
  Or the way that you love her
  You're only burning
  A torch you can't move
  But you're on the right track
  For learning the blues
  
  When you're at home alone
  The blues will haunt you constantly
  When you're out in a crowd
  The blues will haunt your memory
  The nights when you don't sleep
  The whole night you're crying
  But you can't forget her
  Soon you'll stop trying
  You'll walk the floor
  And wear out your shoes
  When you're feeling your heart break
  You're learning the blues