Everything I Know About The Blues

I learned to swim

when daddy threw me in the river

The Army taught me

how to shine my shoes

The years have shown me

that nothin' lasts forever

But everything I know about the blues

I learned from you

I thought I'd seen

my share of bad luck and hard times

But nothin' set me up

for what you put me through

I learned a lesson

that will hurt me for a lifetime

'Cause everything I know about the blues

I learned from you

I know that promises

are things that just get broken

And you can't trust a woman's tears

And if love is what you place your hope in

All your hope may disappear

In certain circles I've acquired a reputation

But I give credit where credit is due

Yes it's true I got a first rate education

'Cause everything I know about the blues

I learned from you