Lyrics Learnin' the Blues - Frank Sinatra , Count Basie

The tables are empty - dance floor′s deserted.
You play the same love song - like a hundred times you've heard it
That′s the beginning - just one of the clues
You've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues

The cigarettes you light - one, after another
Won′t help you forget her - and the way that you love her
You′re only burning - a torch you can't lose
But you′re on the right track - for learnin' the blues

When you′re at home alone, the blues will taunt you - constantly
When you're out in a crowd, the blues will haunt your memory

The nights when you don′t sleep - the whole night you're crying
You just can't forget her - soon you even stop trying
You′ll walk the floor - and wear out your shoes
When you feel your heart break - you′re learnin' the (those) blues