Tuxedo Blues ©1986-2025 by The Real Noah James

Chorus

That you will choose

[build] But I'm stuck in reality...

Oooooh... [emotion:intense][build: climax, hold] In these Tuxedo Blues

[Backup vocals] (Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues) got nothin’ to lose.

Ohhhhh, I got... [build]Them Tuxedo Blues.

[backup vocals] (Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues)

Still hoping I'm the one

That you will choose

But I'm stuck in reality...

Oooooh... [build and climactic] In these Tuxedo Blues

[Backup vocals] (Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues) [Verse 1]

Midnight shadows,

Rain hits the street.

This polished suit,

Can’t cover my defeat.

Pre-Chorus

These threads can’t hide,

What’s buried deep inside.

Every button on my vest,

Pulls me tighter to regret.

Chorus

(Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues)

Walkin’ tall in style,

But I’ve got nothin’ to lose.

Ohhhhh, I got... Them Tuxedo Blues.

(Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues)

Still hoping I'm the one

That you will choose

But I'm stuck in reality...

Oooooh...In these Tuxedo Blues

(Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues)[Verse 2]

Spotlight’s cold,

On this empty stage.

The crowd is gone,

In this invisible cage

Pre-Chorus

Can’t outrun the feeling,

Or the echoes of her face.

Even dressed this fine,

I can’t escape this place.

Chorus

(Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues)

Walkin’ tall in style,

But I’ve got nothin’ to lose.

Ohhhhh, I got... Them Tuxedo Blues.

(Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues)

Still hoping I'm the one

That you will choose

But I'm stuck in reality...

Oooooh...In these Tuxedo Blues

(Ohhhhh, I got... Them[Guitar Solo]

Chorus

(Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues)

Walkin' tall in style,

But I've got nothin' to lose.

Ohhhhh, I got... Them Tuxedo Blues.

(Ohhhhh, I got... Them Blues)

Still hoping I'm the one

That you will choose

But I'm stuck in reality...

Oooooh...In these Tuxedo Blues

(Ohhhhh, I[Bridge]

The cufflinks shine like diamonds,

but they be weighin’ me down,

These slick polished shoes

can't outrun a lonely town.

I’m drownin’ in the silk,

yeah, and the heartbreak too,

This three-piece hell,

leaves me with... them[Verse 3]

Cigarette ashes,

Fall on my sleeve.

Her last goodbye,

Still won’t let me breathe.

Pre-Chorus

The city lights don’t warm me,

They just leave me cold.

This tailored prison fits too tight,

And the story’s gettin’ old.

Chorus

(Ohhhhh,[Chorus][Chorus]

(Ohhhhh, I got Them Blues)

Walkin’ tall in style,

But I’ve got nothin’ to lose.

Ohhhhh, I got... Them Tuxedo Blues.

(Ohhhhh, I got Them Blues)

Still hoping I'm the one

That you will choose

But I'm stuck in reality...

Oooooh... [BUILD: climactic] In these Tuxedo Blues

(Ohhhhh, I got Them Blues)

Outro: Emotional

Tux-e-doe...

Bluuues...

End: Fadeout