When your lover lets you down and your heart is surely breakin' Your head is in your hands and you think you're gonna cry There's nothing you can do to make it any better It's a feelin' you can't lose It ain't pneumonia, it's the blues When you're holed up in your room, don't want to see the sun a shining You're thinking of the past and worried 'bout today You want to be alone, but you need someone to hold you You're taking pills and drinkin' booze It ain't pneumonia, it's the blues There's no one you can call And there's no one a calling You're feeling sorry for yourself and you can't cure your misery Your body is aching, but you show no sign of fever It's a feelin' you can't lose It ain't pneumonia, it's the blues When you're holed up in your room, don't want to see the sun a shining You're thinking of the past and worried 'bout today You want to be alone, but you need someone to hold you You're taking pills and drinkin' booze It ain't pneumonia, it's the blues You're taking pills and drinkin' booze It ain't pneumonia, it's the blues.