That's Why I Play the Blues Lyrics

Some people say
why do you play the blues?
Some even ask me
if I paid my dues.
Tell them it′s somethin'
to get me through
everytime that I think of you.
That′s why,
that's why I play the blues.
Some people wanna know
if the blues is here to stay.
Tell them I don't know,
but that it′s with me every day.
Stops me from fallin′
down to the ground
everytime you're not around.
That′s why,
that's why I play the blues.

I don′t know if it's wrong or right,
but the blues is with me day and night.
Just don′t ask me about the way I feel,
all I know is that the blues is real.

Tell them it's somethin'
to get me through
everytime that I′m thinking of you.
That′s why,
that's why I play the blues.

That′s why I play the blues.
That's why I play the blues.
That′s why,
that's why I play the blues.