This song is about a time in my life That I stayed out at the clubs at night I wish now I could go back in time And try to make everything right But I guess all of us learn from mistakes That we make along the way And remember the lessons that we learned From living my life that way The shady tavern blues that is They come from staying out all night These blues will take away your life And will win without fight We try to control these blues with tequila And rum and whiskey on ice But these blues are self manifested And your future a roll of a dice These blues will never give back what they took They'll rob your life and take it on down They will fool you into thinking you're just fine When the truth is never so far gone The shady tavern blues, that is They come from staying out all night These blues will take control of your life They will win without a fight - if you let them