Blue before sunrise Tears standing in my eyes Blue before sunrise With tears standing in my eyes Such a horrible feeling Boy, that I do despise Nobody know What a shape I'm in Nobody know What a shape I'm in My wife had left me Left me for another man For seven long years Lord knows I tried Everything I could To get along with my wife Oh, blue before sunrise Tears standing in my eyes A horrible feeling, boy, that I do despise I lost everything Everything I ever owned I lost everything Everything I ever owned For seven long years I tried too hard Blue before sunrise With tears in my eyes Tears down in my eyes