Been downhearted, baby, ever since the day we met I been downhearted, baby, ever since the day we met Our love is nothing but the blues Baby, how blue can you get My love is like a fire but your love is like a cigarette My love is like a fire but baby, yours is like a cigarette I watched you step down on it, baby, and crush it Tell me, how how how blue can you get You're evil when I'm with you and you're jealous when we're apart Yes, you're evil when I'm with you baby, lord have mercy, you're jealous when we're apart How blue can you get ? right here in my heart I gave you a brand new ford but you said, "i want a cadillac" I bought you a ten-dollar dinner, you said, "thanks for the snack" I let you live in my penthouse, you said it was just a shack I gave you seven children and now you wanna give 'em back