Once You're Past The Blues-Willie Nelson

[00:03.070] [00:15.720]I told myself i needed the blues [00:20.190] [00:23.150]Like i need a loaded pistol at my hip [00:27.930] [00:31.070]But the blues help me to get over you [00:35.670] [00:39.320]And now i′m seeing blue skies up ahead [00:43.720] [00:47.120]Sometimes the blues are necessary [00:51.650]Though they′re quite a load to carry [00:54.350] [00:55.550]When the nights are long and weary [00:58.310] [00:59.390]And your heart is torn in two [01:01.110] [01:05.450]I couldn′t take what you were giving [01:08.720] [01:09.290]I thought that i was tired of living [01:12.310] [01:13.250]Life gets better once you′re past the blues [01:17.080] [01:19.160][instrument interlude] [01:25.830] [01:33.000]I′m not recommending the blues [01:37.090] [01:39.990]I′m just saying how they work for me [01:44.830] [01:48.860]Anyway what is there left to lose [01:52.890] [01:56.160]Except what little′s left of sanity [02:00.570] [02:04.020]Sometimes the blues are necessary [02:07.670] [02:08.430]Though they′re quite a load to carry [02:11.580] [02:12.400]When the night is long and weary [02:15.540] [02:16.300]And your heart is torn in two [02:18.680] [02:22.270]I couldn′t take what you were givin [02:25.420] [02:26.230]Thought that i was tired of living [02:29.440] [02:30.200]Life gets better once you′re past the blues [02:33.850] [02:37.630]Life gets better once you′re past the blues