That's Why I Play the Blues

Some people say Why do you play the blues? Some even ask me If I paid my dues. Tell them it's somethin' To get me through Everytime that I think of you. That's why, That's why I play the blues. Some people wanna know If the blues is here to stay. Tell them I don't know, But that it's with me every day. Stops me from fallin' Down to the ground Everytime you're not around. That's why, That's why I play the blues. I don't know if it's wrong or right, But the blues is with me day and night. Just don't ask me about the way I feel, All I know is that the blues is real. Tell them it's somethin' To get me through Everytime that I'm thinking of you. That's why, That's why I play the blues. That's why I play the blues. That's why I play the blues. That's why, That's why I play the blues.