Story Behind The Song
I met Jackie through an AOL songwriter's group and her lyrics inspired me to write music for her. She was a 26 year old street chick from New Jersey at the time.
Song Description
This is a song about a woman who left a man who's love was not true. Now, he'll be singing the Midnight Blues.
| Song Length |
4:10 |
Genre |
Blues - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Mad, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Janis Joplin |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
The Midnight Blues
Verse 1
You say you love me and then you're not sure.
Are you the poison or are you the cure?
You bring me up then you let me down.
Should I stay or just turn around and say
Chorus
Bye, bye baby. Your love is not true.
All you're giving me is the Midnight Blues.
Bye, bye baby, I'm leaving you.
'Cause all you're giving me is the Midnight Blues.
Verse 2
One minute you're hot. The next one you're cold.
Give it up, man, this games gettin' old.
You'd better take care and treat me right,
Because if you don't then I just might say,
Chorus
Bye, bye baby. Your love is not true.
All you're giving me is the Midnight Blues.
Bye, bye baby, I'm leaving you.
'Cause all you're giving me is the Midnight Blues.
Verse 3
Now it's too late. I'm out the door,
and you're not sure what you were fightin' for.
Now you stay awake; alone in bed;
still can't believe I finally said,
Chorus
Bye, bye baby. Your love wasn't true.
All you gave me was the Midnight Blues.
Bye, bye baby, now I left you.
Now you've got a case of the Midnight Blues.
Tag (spoken)
Oh, yeah. You got a case of the Midnight blues.
Copyright © 1995 by A.J. "Jackie" Kubay and Gary A. Edwards
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