You're heart says yes But your head says no And you're tangled Up in doubt You wanna cry Scream n' shout Let go That's what the blues is all about Life's been so hard And you're scattered to the wind There's no turning away from the night Where do you start to begin When you're falling like a shadow in the light? Tougher than the tears you cry Harder than the heartbreak in your heart, yeah Love is gonna tell you goodbye, yeah And the blues is gonna tear you all apart, yeah baby Sometimes you wake and the dream is real And your yesterday's all gone by, yeah Caught up in the heartache you feel And trapped by the danger of the fight Silenced by the sadness of your pain, oh Lord And broken by the fear of your doubt Wishing you could start all over again That is what the blues That is what the blues is all about ♪ Oh, tougher than the tears you cry Harder than the heartbreak in your heart Love is gonna tell you goodbye, yeah And the blues is gonna tear you all apart Silenced by the sadness of your pain And broken by the fear of your doubt Wishing you could start all over again And that is what the blues That is what the blues is all about, all about Now that is what the blues That is what the blues is all about, ooh