Blue before sunrise Tears standing in my eyes Blue before sunrise With tears standing in my eyes Such a horrible feeling Boy, that I do despise Nobody know What a shape I'm in Nobody know What a shape I'm in My wife have left me Left me for another man Seven long years Lord knows I tried everything I could To get along with my wife Oh, blue before sunrise Tears standing in my eyes A horrible feeling Boy, that I do despise, yes, yes ♪ I lost everything Everything I ever owned I lost everything Everything I ever owned For seven long years, seven long years I tried to get along, right along ♪ Blue before sunrise With tears in my eyes ♪ Ah, tears down in my eyes