I’ve lost the right to say that I love you,
I’ve lost the right to say that you are fine
Yes, I’ve lost the right to say that I love you baby,
and I’ve lost the right to say that you are fine
I’ve lost the right to say that I need you like I do now baby
and I’m slowly losing my mind

Oh, you once told me how much you love me,
and I said God love us all
Oh, you told me once how much you love me baby
and I said God love us all
Yes, I was young and just a fool then baby,
and couldn’t hear the lovers call

Oh, now I’m all alone and waiting here baby,
I have no one to call my own
Yes, I’m all alone and I’m waiting baby,
I have no one to call my own
Yes, you are just a fool each lonely heartbeat says,
now I wonder why was I born

Yes the nights are so long, baby, and the days are so blue
Seems like everything has gone wrong
Baby ’cause i’m without you
I guess this is that awful feeling
Baby that feeling they call the blues

All by myself baby, yes i began to weep
Yes, and when i dry my eyes, baby
You know i still can’t sleep
Yes, i guess this is the feeling
Baby the feeling they call the blues

Yes as i sit here in my dark room, woman
With the tears running down my face
Yes as i sit here in my dark room, woman
With the tears running down my face
Yes i can feel and i can see you, woman
I can see you all over the place

Yes, then i start walkin’, woman
Start walkin’ all over the floor
Yes, my heart is telling me, woman
Tellin’ me you won’t be here no more
Oh, i guess this is the feeling
Baby the feeling, the feeling they call the blues

Sit yourself down, girl
And talk to me
Tell me what’s on your mind
Don’t keep saying
Everything’s ok, baby
‘Cause if it was, girl
You wouldn’t be crying

You’ve been tossing and turning
In your sleep lately, baby
Sitting around crying all day long
Now how in hell do you expect me
To understand, baby
When I don’t even know what’s wrong

Let’s straighten it out
Let’s straighten it out
Let’s straighten it out
Let’s straighten it out, baby

Well the last five nights
When we went to bed
Oh I could tell something wasn’t right
When you turned your back
And you covered your head, baby
You didn’t even say good-night

Now if you’re tired
And you don’t wanna be bothered, baby
Just say the word
And I’ll leave you alone
Instead of lying there
Crying your eyes out
You and me oughta be getting it on

Let’s straighten it out
Let’s straighten it out, baby
Let’s straighten it out
Let’s straighten it out
Please let’s straighten it out, baby
Let’s straighten it out
Let’s straighten it out
Let’s straighten it out now, baby