One Man Blues

Once there was a man from the city land He worked real hard to do the best that he can Up in the morning & off for the day Trying to make things seem to go his way He met a young lady whose love was true His heart felt the glory, but then wouldn't you Be real happy if you had the girl Who made the difference in your world But then why oh why did he have to cry From the outside you'd see he was a happy guy But down inside where his heart really set The man still hasn't seen happiness yet I said, One Man Blues I said, One Man Blues I said, One Man Blues I said, One Man Blues The man tried his damnest just to make things last His girl kept telling him the past was the past He knew she was right, but still he had a clue That this girl would up and leave him too They shared their little stories and they shared their laughs They drank expensive wine from expensive glass They went up stairs to their room up above And they played sweet music as they made sweet love But then, why oh why did he have to cry From the outside you'd see he was a happy guy But down inside where his heart really set The man still hasn't seen happiness yet I said, One Man Blues I said, One Man Blues I said, One Man Blues I said, One Man Blues Once there was a man didn't understand love He asked for assistance from the heavens above So late at night he would bow and pray Hoping that happiness would come his way He thought about his girl & how he chased her away He hoped and prayed that she'd come back someday He believed in the truth and to his surprise His love was standing right before his eyes And now that man doesn't have to cry He knew he'd been wrong He knew the answers why So late at night he was able to sleep Because his love had come back and made his life complete I said, no more blues for the man with the strife The girl he chased away had come back in his life His heart felt the glory He was happy to say And they still live together 20 years today