Uptown, downtown, all around

You can see it in their faces

Down to the holes in their shoes

Everybody understands the blues



Black an' white

Brown an' yellow

Red man too

Regardless of their wallet

Sometimes they win sometimes they losses

Only one thing for certain

Everybody understands the blues



Death an taxes

Political scams

Bill collectors who'll snag you if they can

A leak in the ceiling

Rush hour jams

I'll say it again no matter where I go or when



You can see it in their faces

Down to the holes in their shoes

There ain't no doubt about it

Everybody understands the blues



Yeah there are solutions

But very few of them will last

So many runnin' hopeless

Too man runnin outa gas



Be a prophet or a king

A sinner or a saint

A lawyer or a liar

A believer in fate

Somebody understands exactly what you're goin' through

Hey, everybody understands the blues