I'll wake up and think of him

No matter what I do

He's always on my mind

A time and day or two



Seems to me the things you love the most

You always lose

But once you've got 'em

You've always got the blues



In time you may find someone else

That can comfort you

But not someone to light the fire

No, not the way he used to do



You lose the things that made it

What it was, when it was new

And once you've got 'em

You've always got the blues



A new love only can replace

Just so much of you

Then leaves a lot, then gets lost between

Number one and number two



I'll be here till midnight

Looking for someone to lose

Once you've got 'em

You've always got the blues



I'll be here till midnight

Looking for someone to lose

Yes, once you've got 'em

Well, you've always got the blues