This time I'm paying my dues while everybody's watching This time I'm rocking the soul of an all-night pain And this time I'm riding them out and I'm waiting 'em through But this time I'm singing I'm blue Singing I'm blue Sometimes, time just a word when your world stands still Most times I don't understand it, maybe I never will But this time I did it for love, and loving is strife But this time I'm playing for life Playing for life Some day a day will come when I finally know which way To hold on tight while I'm letting go But meantime, I'll play away by the things I do And this time I'm singing I'm blue Singing I'm blue I'm singing I'm blue Ah-ah-ah singing I'm blue... Ah-ah singing I'm blue Ah-ah-ah singing I'm blue... Ah-ah-ah, a-ha singing I'm blue... Ah-ah-ah singing I'm blue... This time I'm paying my dues while everybody's watching This time I'm rocking the soul of an all-night pain And this time I'm riding them out and I'm waiting 'em through But this time I'm singing I'm...(whistle) This time I'm singing I'm blue