Never Get Out of These Blues Alive Songtext
von Van Morrison & John Lee Hooker

I never get out these blues alive
I never, I never-ah, get out with these blues alive
All a-my life, I been doomed with the blues

I′m drinkin' black coffee and smokin′ cigarettes
I'm drinkin' black coffee and smokin′ cigarettes all night
I know I′ll never, I never come outta these blues alive
Tell 'em-body now, Van

Never, never, come outta these blues alive (aw, you won′t)
If I live to be a hundred (that's Van Morrison)
I don′t think I ever will (hm-hm-hm, hm, hm, hm)

I can't understand, just exactly why

I can′t understand-uh, just exactly why

(Yeah)
All I know-oh-oh-oh
Same thing every day


You turn on the radio
Hear the same thing every day
You read a paper
You hear the same thing, every day
I don't know why has to be this way
I don't know why

People tell ya
That change is gonna come, ha-ah

Everybody tell you
I think change is gonna come

I′ve been through the third degree
You know what I′m talkin' about

Uh, uh, now, Van, now, Van, now, Van
I know I′ll never, I know I'll never
Get outta these blues for life
I never-never (never, never)
Never, come outta the blues for life

I′m doomed (yes)
(Doomed?)
I'm doomed, I′m doomed
With the blues until I die
Yeah-eah-ay
Yeah-eah-eh


Now Van, I'm drinkin' black coffee
(Drinkin′ black coffee)
I started smokin′ cigarettes all night
I can't sleep, I can′t eat
There is no use of me layin' down
No-no, no-no-no, no-no

Now, Van Morrison, he asked me
He says, "Johnny, why, why do you sing the blues?"
I say, "I know I′m doomed, I'm doomed"
But all I know, I sing the blues both night an day
I′ll never, never, come out alive, yeah, alright

Yeah

Yeah

Woo-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

I'm walkin' the floor all night long
Jumpin′ over my bed, jumpin′ (jumpin')
Over my bed (over my bed)
I can′t sleep (I can't sleep)
What the use? (can′t sleep)
A-laying down (lay down)
Oh, no (in a room)
Woo-ooh-ooh, hoo-hoo, hoo-ooh

I got the blues (got the blues-uh)
I got the blues, I got the blues
Yeah-heh, oh-ho-reh-heh (got the blues-uh)
Woo-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (can't sleep)
Ooh-ooh-no, no-no, what the use?

Ooh-ooh-ooh (whoa-oh-mm, never, never)
Oh, come out the blues (get out of these)
Blues alive (blues alive, uh-ah)
No-no, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Never, never, never, never
(Yeah, why? Uh)
Get out of these blues alive (blues alive)
(No-no, ooh-ooh)
Born with the (blues)
Stay with you all your life, uh-uh-huh

I walkin′ the floor all night, my baby gone
Says she won't be back no more (no more)
And that's why (look out in the street)
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-hoo-ooh

I can′t find (can′t think, oh-oh)
I can't find my baby (nowhere)
Yeah, oh-no (′cause why?)