[SLOW INTRO – GUITAR & ORGAN] (Low blues groove, tremolo guitar) Soft horn swells… Backup vocals humming “mmm‑hmmm…”[VERSE 1 – slow and tender] It’s been five long years talkin’, baby, But I ain’t touched your face. You’re that sweet voice on the line, now darling, Then you drift into space. Sent my love through all that static, But you let it fade away— Now all I got’s an echo, woman, And these blues I play today.[BACKUPS softly echo] “Cryin’, cryin’ with the pain…”[CHORUS] Oh, I’m cryin’ with the pain (cryin’ with the pain), Every night, every day, it’s the same. We too far apart, girl, yet the hurt’s still near— Ain’t even kissed your pretty cheek, my dear. Five long years, this love in vain, And I’m cryin’, cryin’, cryin’ with the pain.[HORN RIFF – short and sharp] (Horn stabs over slow snare hits, guitar accents on 2 and 4.)[VERSE 2 – stronger vocals] You treat love like a plaything, While I’m drownin’ by degrees. Lord knows I been your faithful sinner, Beggin’ down on my knees. Gave you every dollar, baby, Tried to ease your needs— But when that fire burned low, woman, You just let me freeze.[BACKUPS echo in gospel harmonies] “Let him freeze… cryin’ with the pain…”[CHORUS – full band in] Yeah, I’m cryin’ with the pain (cryin’ with the pain), Got thunder rollin’ through my veins. You keep your love locked, won’t toss me the key, And I’m standin’ here lonely in the third degree. Oh, baby, these blues won’t fade— I’m cryin’, cryin’, cryin’ with the pain.[GUITAR SOLO – BLUES SHOUT with HORNS COUNTER] (B.B. King–style bends, horns answer each phrase.)[BRIDGE – low and pleading] Yeah, I’d do anything, woman, To feel your love again. But I’m talkin’ to shadows, And the truth cuts like the wind. Didn’t ask for diamonds, didn’t ask for fame— Just three little words That never came.[FINAL CHORUS – horns full, backups soaring] Yeah, I’m cryin’ with the pain (cryin’ with the pain), Even the rain keeps sayin’ your name. Guitar moans like a midnight train, Horns wail with the shame— Oh, I’m cryin’, cryin’, cryin’ with the pain![OUTRO – CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Cryin’ with the pain… Backups: (Cryin’, cryin’…) Lead: Lord, these blues won’t change… Backups: (No, no, cryin’ with the pain…) Fade on wailing horns and sustained guitar note.
