Life is gonna happen
Whether you're ready or not (whether you're ready or not)
Like a thief in the night
Gonna steal the last cent you got
There's nowhere to hide
And the blues don't lie

Daddy died in '67 (hmm)
Momma died in '68 (yes, she did)
So I went to San Francisco to forget about the pain
Sonny boy went to Little Rock
Said: He was going home to die
Sonny boy told the truth

And the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)
The blues don't lie
Let me say that again
The blues don't lie
Sonny boy told the truth
And the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)

Junior Wells bought a harp
Down at the pawnshop
Paid the man a dollar and a half
And they tore the Regal Theatre down
It's not coming back (it's not coming back, no)
The years go flying by
And I tell you the blues don't lie (blues don't lie)

The blues don't lie
I said: The blues don't lie
Sonny boy told the truth
The blues don't ever lie
Blues don't lie

Never do (the blues don't lie)
If you ain't got the blues, just keep on living (the blues don't lie)
(The blues don't lie) if the love leave you, that's the blues
(The blues don't lie) if you get sick, that's the blue
(The blues don't lie)
(The blues don't lie) if you lose your job, that's the blues
(The blues don't lie) if you don't have any money
(The blues don't lie) you're damn right, that's the blue