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Next Door To The Blues Lyrics By Etta James

    sorrow
    is the street that i’m living on
    across pain avenue
    in a town call moan
    the people i see are sadder than me
    a river of tears
    don’t you know it flows by my door

    and i’m living
    next door to the blues
    yes i’m living
    next door to the blues
    and after all i’ve been through
    i’ve had to move
    oh lord
    next door to the blues

    memory
    you can tell it in my talk
    my heart hurts
    even when i walk
    i cry on
    a pillar made of stone
    pity is my name
    and that thing called love is to blame

    and i’m living
    next door to the blues
    yes i’m living
    next door to the blues
    and after all i’ve been through
    i’ve had to move oh lord
    next door to the blues

    bittersweet
    is the food that i cook
    my only joy is in a storybook
    the talk i give
    every word brings a tear
    every hello
    just ends with a sad goodbye

    and i’m living
    next door to the blues
    yes i’m living
    next door to the blues
    and after all i’ve been through
    i’ve had to move oh lord
    next door to the blues

    Artist: Etta James

    Year: 1962

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 108