Blues Has Got Me – English Lyrics

• By: Pete Gage
• Album: Left Over #Blues

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soul-stirring world of Pete Gage's 'Blues Has Got Me,' a powerful blues track that beautifully conveys raw emotion and universal themes of heartbreak and resilience. Through its evocative storytelling and deeply felt lyrics, this song offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the authentic language of blues music, exploring how feelings are expressed in this classic genre. Pay attention to the expressive vocal delivery and the vivid imagery in the lyrics to truly grasp the song's profound impact.

[English]

Blues has got me

and I have to make a brand new start

The Blues has got me

and I have to make a brand new start

Nothing I can to to please you, babe

So I guess we have to part

You were the one

Told me your love was true

You were the one, baby

Told me your love was true

But you left me for another man

and what am I gonna do

So many times

I've asked you to come home

So many times...

I've asked you to come home

But I've finally realized

That you're really gone

Blues has got me

Blues has got a hold on me

Blues has got me

Blues has got a hold on me

Only one thing I ask you

Don't forget me, please

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
blues /bluːz/ B1	noun - a type of slow, sad music noun - a feeling of sadness
start /stɑːrt/ A1	noun - the beginning of something verb - to begin
please /pliːz/ A2	verb - to make someone happy
part /pɑːrt/ B1	verb - to separate noun - a piece of something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
left /left/ A1	verb - past tense of leave, to go away from
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - instances of something happening
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	adjective - having departed; no longer present
hold /hoʊld/ B1	verb - to grasp and keep (something) noun - the act or manner of holding
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - to fail to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• Blues has got me

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple (has + past participle)

  ➔ Uses the present perfect to indicate a state that started in the past and continues to the present. Here, 'Blues' is personified as an agent affecting the speaker in the present.

• I have to make a brand new start

  ➔ Modal verb 'have to' (obligation)

  ➔ 'Have to' expresses a strong obligation or necessity. The speaker feels compelled to begin anew because of the situation.

• Nothing I can to to please you, babe

  ➔ Relative clause with implied 'that'

  ➔ The full sentence could be 'Nothing THAT I can do to please you, babe'. The 'that' is often omitted in informal speech/song.

• So I guess we have to part

  ➔ Modal verb 'have to' (necessity), Verb 'guess' (uncertainty)

  ➔ 'Have to' indicates an unavoidable necessity. 'Guess' conveys a tone of resignation; the speaker is not entirely sure, but it seems inevitable.

• You were the one

  ➔ Simple Past tense of 'to be' (identification/description)

  ➔ Simple past used to identify the person in the past. 'The one' is a substitute for a more specific noun phrase.

• Told me your love was true

  ➔ Simple Past tense (reporting past speech)

  ➔ Simple past is used to report what was said in the past. The verb 'told' introduces indirect speech.

• and what am I gonna do

  ➔ Future with 'gonna' (informal), Question formation

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a contracted form of 'going to' used for informal future tense. Inverted word order is used for question formation.

• So many times I've asked you to come home

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple (experience), 'so many times' + past action, Indirect Speech

  ➔ The present perfect shows repeated actions or experiences in the past. The structure '[time expression] + I've' emphasizes frequency. 'Asked you to come home' reports the request.

• That you're really gone

  ➔ Subject Complement with 'that' clause

  ➔ The entire clause 'that you're really gone' functions as the subject complement, describing the subject 'it' (implied: the realization).