Gonna tell ya, it's hard but it's fair
You had a good home, but you wouldn't stay there

I swear
I'll tell it anywhere
It's hard but it's fair

It's hard but it's fair
When a man loves your woman and you don't even care
I swear (I swear), woo
Tell it everywhere
It's hard but it's fair

So hard to love someone when they don't love you
Ask somebody quick, what am I to do?
Play the blues
Ohh, play the blues

It's hard but it's fair
Can't find no one to love
I've been lookin' everywhere
I swear (I sware), woo
Tell it anywhere
It's hard but it's fair

Tellin' everybody, anywhere
I'm tellin' anybody over there
Tellin' everybody I don't care
I'm tellin' everybody
I'm gonna play the blues

(Hard but it's fair)
Play the blues (hard but it's fair)
I'm gonna play the blues (hard but it's fair)
(Hard but it's fair)
(Hard but it's fair)
(Hard but it's fair)
(Hard but it's fair)
(Hard but it's fair)