I'll never get out of these blues alive   No, I'll never, I'll never get out of these blues alive   Well he gone and left me   I don't know what I'll do the rest of my life      Drinking black coffee and smoking cigarettes   Drinking black coffee, yeah, and smoking cigarettes   I can't see no use to try      I'll never get out of these blues alive   No, I'll never, I'll never get out of these blues alive   He gone and left me   Says he'll never come back home      I'll never come out of these blues alive   No, I'll never, I'll never come out of these blues alive   He gone and left me   I don't know what I'll do the rest of my life      Working up a sweat all night long and jumping over my bed   (___) sweat all night long and jumping over my bed   I can't see no use to try      Well, I'll never, never come out of these blues alive   I'll never, never come out of these, out of these blues alive   You know I miss him   (___) to the day I die