I love the blues,
They tell my story,
If you don´t feel it you can never understand
So many times I thought about it
And now I know just what it means to be a man

Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait, or hesitate.
´Cos I love the life I live,
I´m gonna live the life I choose,
You gotta understand
I´m walking in the shadow of the blues

All of my life I´ve had a strange reputation,
I´ve been the black sheep of the family all along
I never know if in my heart I´m really guilty
But, I´ve been accused of never knowing right from wrong

Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait, or hesitate.
´Cos I love the life I live,
I´m gonna live the life I choose,
You gotta understand
I´m walking in the shadow of the blues

My father said you´re crazy,
He said what you gonna do?
I left with my guitar and said
I´ll leave it up to you

I´m gonna live the life I love
And live the life I choose,
And I´m walking in the shadow of the blues

I love the blues,
They tell my story,
If you don´t feel it I will tell you once again
All of my life I´ve been caught up in a crossfire,
´Cos I´ve been branded with the devil mark of cain

Everyday I realize you can see it in my eyes
I never wait, or hesitate.
´Cos I love the life I live,
I´m gonna live the life I choose,
You gotta understand
I´m walking in the shadow of the blues,
I´m walking in the shadow of the blues