Billy Ray Charles - My Name Is The Blues Lyrics

I was with you last night
When you went to jail
And I stayed with you
Until you made bail

And you say that I'm the reason
That you started drinkin'
Got drunk, fell down and hit your head
You wasn't thinkin'

You see I'm what's left
When all hope is gone
When the one you love leaves you
With nothin' but alone

You say my name
Don't ring a bell
And you don't have a clue
Allow me to introduce myself to you

My name is the blues
And I'm pleased about meeting you

You invested your future
In that dog gone slot machine
It went down the drain with all your money
And all of your dreams

You lost all of your pride into shame
And you've only got yourself to blame
And after all the things that you & I have been through
You've got enough nerve to say that my name escapes you
You talk to me all the time but I never said a word to you
I'm glad to finally introduce myself to you
My name is the blues
And I'm pleased about meeting you
My name is, my name is, my name is
My name is the blues
So glad to be sitting here talking to you

Looky here
I'm the soundtrack to your life
When bed luck and trouble's
Got you wound up tight
I'm your blood,
Your sweat
And your tears
I'm nothing new
I've been around for years and years

I know you don't believe
Who's sittin' here
Talkin' to you
I just wanna make it clear
Who you're talkin' to
My name is the blues
And I'm pleased to meet you
Don't you know,
Don't' you know that
It's an honor
And a pleasure
I mean to be sitting right down here
Having this chat with you
Oh lord, oh lord
I need a little help now
Sing it to me, sing it to me!

I know you don't believe it
I know you can't conceive it
Yes, yes you all
But it's me, it's me!
Talkin' to you
It's the blues talkin' to you!
My name is, my name is, my name is
My name is the blues
I'm so glad, so glad to meet you!
So glad to meet ya
I've been waiting a lifetime
I've been waiting a lifetime
Just to talk to ya
Say somethin' to ya