Took to crawling and then we couldn't run away Took the fall, and then we never got to take a taste How'd we wind up working in the hands of the tools? And we only got exactly just enough to lose Well, it's not like me and you Speaking ill of the blues ♪ Well, don't worry 'cause we're never getting off the hook What we took and what we leave, it's strictly off the books Reading into it, we learned to run on our knees Just a little bit and always just praying please 'Cause it's not like me and you Speaking ill of the blues ♪ Just like ♪ How'd we wind up working in the hands of the tools? And we only got exactly just enough to lose 'Cause it's not like me and you Speaking ill of the blues It's not like me and you Speaking ill of the blues It's not like me and you