Learning the Blues

The tables are empty
 The dance floor's deserted
 You play the same love song
 It's the tenth time you've heard it
 That's the beginning
 Oh, just one of the clues
 You've had your first lesson in learnin' the blues
 Oh, the cigarettes you light
 One after another
 Won't help you forget her
 And the way that you love her
 You're only burnin'
 A torch you can't lose
 But you're on the right track
 For learnin' the blues
 When you're at home alone
 The blues will taunt you constantly
 When you're out in a crowd
 The blues will haunt your memory
 The nights when you don't sleep
 Oh, the whole night you're cryin'
 But you can't forget her
 Soon you'll even stop tryin'
 Oh, you'll walk that floor
 And wear out your shoes
 When you feel your heart break
 You're learnin' the blues
 Oh, when you're at home alone
 The blues will taunt you constantly
 And when you're out in a crowd
 The blues will haunt your memory
 The nights when you don't sleep
 Oh, the whole night you're cryin'
 But you can't forget her
 And soon you'll even stop tryin'
 Oh, you'll walk that floor
 And you wear out your shoes
 When you feel your heart break
 That's when you're learnin' the blues