Sing it for me, sing it for you
Sing it for the people
Who feel the same way that I do
Thank God, thank God for the blues
♪
Singing it for the people
Who feel the same way that I do
Singing what's real, singing what's true
Singing that's what I'm here to do
I was born, born to sing the blues

Sing it for the people
Who feel the same way that I do
There's inspiration, there's meditation too
There's inspiration coming through
Singing it for the people
Who feel the same way that I do
Way out is the way through
Thank God for the blues
Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Thank God for the bluеs (thank God for the bluеs)
Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah)
Thank God for the bluеs (thank God for the bluеs)
Momma had 'em, papa had 'em too
Thank God for the blues (thank God for the bluеs)
Alright
♪
There's inspiration, there's meditation too
There's information 'bout a certain point of view
The way out, the way out
The way out is always the way through
Momma had 'em, papa had 'em too
Thank God for the blues

Hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Thank God for the blues (thank God for the blues)
Hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Thank God for the blues (thank God for the blues)
Mamma had 'em, papa had 'em too yeah
I was born to sing the blues (thank God for the blues)
I'm singing what's real
Singing what's true
I'm singing 'cause that's what I'm here to do
I was born, born to sing the blues
Mamma had 'em, papa had 'em too
Thank God for the blues
Hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Thank God for the blues (thank God for the blues)
Hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Thank God for the blues (thank God for the blues)
Singing's what I'm here to do, here to do
Thank God for the blues one more time (thank God for the blues)
Hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Thank God for the blues (thank God for the blues)
Hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Thank God for the blues (thank God for the blues)
Singing for the people who feel the same way that I do
Thank God for the blues, yeah, yeah (thank God for the blues)