Never Get Out of These Blues Alive

I never get out these blues alive

I never, I never-ah, get out with these blues alive

All a-my life, I been doomed with the blues

I'm drinkin' black coffee and smokin' cigarettes

I'm drinkin' black coffee and smokin' cigarettes all night

I know I'll never, I never come outta these blues alive

Tell 'em-body now, Van

Never, never, come outta these blues alive (aw, you won't)

If I live to be a hundred (that's Van Morrison)

I don't think I ever will (hm-hm-hm, hm, hm, hm)

I can't understand, just exactly why

I can't understand-uh, just exactly why

(Yeah)

All I know-oh-oh-oh

Same thing every day

You turn on the radio

Hear the same thing every day

You read a paper

You hear the same thing, every day

I don't know why has to be this way

I don't know why

People tell ya

That change is gonna come, ha-ah

Everybody tell you

I think change is gonna come

I've been through the third degree

You know what I'm talkin' about

Uh, uh, now, Van, now, Van, now, Van

I know I'll never, I know I'll never

Get outta these blues for life

I never-never (never, never)

Never, come outta the blues for life

I'm doomed (yes)

(Doomed?)

I'm doomed, I'm doomed

With the blues until I die

Yeah-eah-ay

Yeah-eah-eh

Now Van, I'm drinkin' black coffee

(Drinkin' black coffee)

I started smokin' cigarettes all night

I can't sleep, I can't eat

There is no use of me layin' down

No-no, no-no-no, no-no

Now, Van Morrison, he asked me

He says, "Johnny, why, why do you sing the blues?"

I say, "I know I'm doomed, I'm doomed"

But all I know, I sing the blues both night an day

I'll never, never, come out alive, yeah, alright

Yeah

Yeah

Woo-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

I'm walkin' the floor all night long

Jumpin' over my bed, jumpin' (jumpin')

Over my bed (over my bed)

I can't sleep (I can't sleep)

What the use? (can't sleep)

A-laying down (lay down)

Oh, no (in a room)

Woo-ooh-ooh, hoo-hoo, hoo-ooh

I got the blues (got the blues-uh)

I got the blues, I got the blues

Yeah-heh, oh-ho-reh-heh (got the blues-uh)

Woo-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (can't sleep)

Ooh-ooh-no, no-no, what the use?

Ooh-ooh-ooh (whoa-oh-mm, never, never)

Oh, come out the blues (get out of these)

Blues alive (blues alive, uh-ah)

No-no, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Never, never, never, never

(Yeah, why? Uh)

Get out of these blues alive (blues alive)

(No-no, ooh-ooh)

Born with the (blues)

Stay with you all your life, uh-uh-huh

I walkin' the floor all night, my baby gone

Says she won't be back no more (no more)

And that's why (look out in the street)

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-hoo-ooh

I can't find (can't think, oh-oh)

I can't find my baby (nowhere)

Yeah, oh-no ('cause why?)