Oh, you come home one evenin'   To nothin' 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 you 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 lookin' 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 shoppin' again   While I been at work all day      I see the man comin' with his tools   Now is he gonna cut off my water?   You know they got my gas yesterday   An' they comin' right back for the lines tomorrow      Ah, that's what the blues is people   That's what the blues is all about   Oh, that's a hard pill to swallow, buddy   When you find out what the blues is all about