Johnny Cash - Home Of The Blues

Home Of The Blues

Johnny Cash performs "Home Of The Blues"

"Home of the Blues" is a Johnny Cash song about his unpleasant childhood. The song was recorded on July 1, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee, and was released as a single in August of the same year. It was also included as the eleventh track of his second album Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous. The song was written by Johnny Cash, Lillie McAlpin and Glenn Douglas Tubb and produced by Jack Clement.

"Home of the Blues" was re-recorded by Joaquin Phoenix as part of the 2005 film, Walk the Line.

Covers were done by Dwight Yoakam in 1988, Laughing Hyenas in 1995 and by Owl City in early 2012.

Johnny Cash - Home Of The Blues Lyrics

Just around the corner there's heartache

Down the street that losers use

If you can wade in through the teardrops

You'll find me at the Home of the Blues

I walk and cry while my heartbeat

Keeps time with the drag of my shoes

The sun never shines through this window of mine

It's dark at the Home of the Blues

Oh, but the place is filled with the sweetest mem'ries

Memories so sweet that I cry

Dreams that I've had left me feeling so bad

I just want to give up and lay down and die

So if you've just lost your sweetheart

And it seems there's no good way to choose

Come along with me, misery loves company

You're welcome at the Home of the Blues

Just around the corner there's heartache

Down the street that losers use

If you can wade in through the teardrops

You'll find me at the Home of the Blues

Yeah, you're gonna find me at the Home of the Blues