I love the blues,   They tell my story,   If you don't feel it you can never understand   So many times I thought about it   And now I know just what it means to be a man      Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes   I never wait, or hesitate.   'Cos I love the life I live,   I'm gonna live the life I choose,   You gotta understand   I'm walking in the shadow of the blues      All of my life I've had a strange reputation,   I've been the black sheep of the family all along   I never know if in my heart I'm really guilty   But, I've been accused of never knowing right from wrong      Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes   I never wait, or hesitate.   'Cos I love the life I live,   I'm gonna live the life I choose,   You gotta understand   I'm walking in the shadow of the blues      My father said you're crazy,   He said what you gonna do?   I left with my guitar and said   I'll leave it up to you      I'm gonna live the life I love   And live the life I choose,   And I'm walking in the shadow of the blues      I love the blues,   They tell my story,   If you don't feel it I will tell you once again   All of my life I've been caught up in a crossfire,   'Cos I've been branded with the devil mark of cain      Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes   I never wait, or hesitate.   'Cos I love the life I live,   I'm gonna live the life I choose,   You gotta understand   I'm walking in the shadow of the blues,   I'm walking in the shadow of the blues