That's What The Blues Is All About

(album: I Wanna Get Funky - 1974)

Oh, you come home one eve'ning
To nothing but the four walls
And then ya find your phone been disconnected
You can't even make no call
Ya hung out for your baby, oh, an' she's not there
You look in the closet, buddy, an' you find it's all bare

Oh, that's what the blues is people
That's what the blues is all about
Well, that's a hard pill to have to swallow, um!
When you find what the blues is all about

Now listen to this:

I went out to my backyard
Ya know I whistled for my dog...
He ran up under the house, people
Like he didn't even know me at all
Now I hadn't fed him in two or three days
An' he was looking kinda thin
Oh, when your dog turn his back on ya, buddy
You know ya haven't even got a friend

That's the blues, people

That's what the blues is all about
Oh, it's a hard pill to swallow, um!
When ya find out what the blues is all about

Oh, look out!
Uh!
Oh no!
I think I got 'em!

I went out to my mail box
I got a bunch-a bills that I can't pay
I guess my wife been out shopping again
While I been at work all day

I see the man coming with his tools
Now is he gonna cut off my water?
You know they got my gas yesterday
An' they coming right back for the lines tomorrow

Ah, that's what the blues is people
That's what the blues is all about
Well, that's a hard pill to swallow, buddy
Oh, when you find out what the blues is all about