I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues / Elton John

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I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues


Don't wish it away, don't look at it like it's forever
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Between you and me, I could honestly say
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That things can only get better
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And while I'm away, dust out the demons inside
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And it won't be long before you and me run
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To the place in our hearts where we hide
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And I guess that's why they call it the blues
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Time on my hands could be time spent with you
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Laughing like children, living like lovers
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Rolling like thunder under the covers
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And I guess that's why they call it the blues
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Just stare into space
Picture my face in your hands
Live for each second without hesitation
And never forget I'm your man
Wait on me girl, cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues


Wait on me girl, cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues

And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Laughing like children, living like lovers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Laughing like children, living like lovers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
And I guess that's why they call it the blues


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