J. J. Cale These Blues Lyrics

These Blues Lyrics

A hundred miles is not too far unless you have to walk

Life, it seems, is like a dream until you have to talk

Don't wonder for a moment if you win or lose

Just stop and stay and watch the day and listen to these blues



If it don't work for you, girl put it off your mind

If you drink anew from the well you find the bottom line

A fancy woman told me "John, you're bound to do this"

So I just stay and watch the day and sing these lonesome blues



The blues is not a song you sing, it is a way of life

I've hung around them bar rooms girl, almost all my life

The men, they all are gamblers, they take all they can use

So if I find no peace of mind I'll settle for these blues