Some time ago, when there was nothing to say
A melody blew my mind away
Just like a strong wind slamming the doors
It drove me to my early days
Back to the time when I just needed the blues

Now I get it while I'm lying in bed
Safe and sound, not a true sense of pain
Life is easy at the end of the day
I can’t sing like an American black man
It ain’t my place
I just have my story to tell

It’s only my blues, it’s only my blues
It’s only my blues
I'm just walking in my own shoes

It’s only my blues, it’s only my blues
It’s only my blues
I only have my story to choose

I'm still here telling new tales
Like an ordinary man can do
Carrying scars inside memories
Speaking only of places I know
This tune came to me, and I'm gonna sing it to you