Let there be blues in the morning Let there be tears in the night Let there be blues on my shoulder Then let me show you it's alright All I know is not for certain And certainly you know by now You're not the only heart that's hurting I'm not the only broken vow Who was it thought this looked so easy When first I saw you last July But it's so hard to take things easy Don't it just make you wanna cry Let there be blues in the morning Let there be tears in the night Let there be blues on my shoulder Then let me show you it's alright Lately oh my lady You've been feeling it too Let there be blues in the morning Let there be tears in the night Let there be blues on my shoulder Then let me show you it's alright Let there be blues in the morning Let there be tears in the night Let there be blues on my shoulder Then let me show you it's alright