i ve got to change my way of living cause trouble s all that i can see i gotta change my way of living lord trouble s all that i can see my life is in such a mess there ain t no one to blame but me my good girl tried to tell me wouldn t hear a thing she said lord my good girl tried to tell me wouldn t hear a lonesome thing she said now she s taken her things and left me no place for me to lay my head blue lord i m blue raining down on me i gotta change my way of living cause the blues is all i see blue lord i m blue raining down on me i gotta change my way of living change my way the blues is all i see now when your luck runs out that s when your friends will run out too lord when your luck runs out your fair weather friends will run out too you re a very lucky man lord if there is just one who ll stand by you blue lord i m blue the blues raining down on me i gotta change my way of living cause the blues is all i see where it all begins change my way of living