A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer (BBC Radio One Live in Concert)

[Intro] This is a song called "A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer" It's an old one, slow, and it goes like this [Verse 1] In the old days I could sing the blues I had nothin' to live for And nothin' to lose And all the time I was payin' my dues Like an old blues singer [Verse 2] And I had no troubles then But I had lots of friends Friends, they come and go And sometimes friendship ends And all the time I've had a friend of mine here This old blues singer Oh [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Oh, Mama, Mama, Mama This is your boy Oh, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama My soul's been destroyed Oh, Mama, Mama Your pride and joy Is a blues singеr An old blues singer [Verse 4] And the party's ovеr now Everybody's goin' home The band is packin' up And I'm on my own Oh, but I miss you now you're gone Mama, your boy's a blues singer Such an old blues singer [Guitar Solo] [Verse 5] Nothin', oh But nothin' to choose Oh, sometimes you win Sometimes you lose I lost a lot I lost another [Verse 6] In the old days I could sing the blues I had nothin' to live for And nothin' to lose But all the time You must choose Like an old blues singer Oh, take it home [Guitar Solo] I'd sing a story About another man's rose I'd tell the glory Of how I took the blows But now she's gone No, no, no, no This old blues singer This old blues singer [Refrain] In the old days I used to sing the blues I had a little bit So I had nothin' to lose But now I know And I paid my dues As an old blues singer As an old blues singer [Post-Chorus] Lord, have mercy [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] The night club is closed now Everybody's gone home Band are packin' up And I'm on my own All the time I should've known This old blues singer This old blues singer [Refrain] You know, in the old days I could sing the blues Had nothin' to live for But nothin' to lose I don't want your sympathy I'll just sing the blues I'll just sing the blues, oh