There’ll always be rain on a tin roof cryin’, Always be bills a man can’t pay. There’ll always be hearts that break too quiet, And dreams that slip away. There’ll always be freight trains rollin’, And someone left standin’ by. Long as there’s pain and the truth’s still spoken, These blues will never die. These blues will never die, They’re the truth no one can deny. Long as somebody hurts inside, These blues… These blues will never die. There’ll always be dirt on a good man’s hands, And nights too long to sleep. Always a woman who loves then leaves, And a promise you can’t keep. There’ll always be whiskey, rust, and scars, And a prayer that don’t get by. So pour another chord of them 12 bars, These blues will never die. These blues will never die, These blues will never die, They’re the truth no one can deny. Long as somebody hurts inside, These blues… These blues will never die. Long as there’s work, long as there’s hurt, Long as the world keeps turnin’ dirt, There’ll be someone hummin’ under the sky, Ain’t no end, these blues never die. These blues will never die, These blues will never die, These blues will never die, These blues will never die… These blues will never die. These blues will never die, They’re the truth no one can deny. Long as somebody hurts inside, These blues… These blues will never die.