Blues Don't Lie

Life is gonna happen

Whether you're ready or not (whether you're ready or not)

Like a thief in the night

Gonna steal the last cent you got

There's nowhere to hide

And the blues don't lie

Daddy died in '67 (hmm)

Momma died in '68 (yes, she did)

So I went to San Francisco to forget about the pain

Sonny boy went to Little Rock

Said, "He was going home to die"

Sonny boy told the truth

And the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)

The blues don't lie

Let me say that again

The blues don't lie

Sonny boy told the truth

And the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)

Junior Wells bought a harp

Down at the pawnshop

Paid the man a dollar and a half

And they tore the Regal Theatre down

It's not coming back (it's not coming back, no)

The years go flying by

And I tell you the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)

The blues don't lie

I said, "The blues don't lie"

Sonny boy told the truth

The blues don't ever lie

Blues don't lie

Never do (the blues don't lie)

If you ain't got the blues, just keep on living (the blues don't lie)

(The blues don't lie) if the love leave you, that's the blues

(The blues don't lie) if you get sick, that's the blue

(The blues don't lie)

(The blues don't lie) if you lose your job, that's the blues

(The blues don't lie) if you don't have any money

(The blues don't lie) you're damn right, that's the blue