I'M HURTIN'
(Skeets McDonald)

Nat King Cole - 1951
Skeets McDonald - 1957


I'm hurtin' since you're gone
Without you baby I can't get along
Each day I pay what be the cost
Without you baby I'm really lost
Heart breakin' one you led me on
Now misery is the cost
Without you baby it's for certain
I'm a-hurtin'

I'm hurtin' here all alone
For me it's curtains if you're long gone
Please come on home and you be boss
Because without you I'm really lost
I've lost my might, my appetite
Just roll and toss, can't sleep at night
Without you baby it's for certain
I'm a-hurtin'

(Orchestral Interlude)

I'm hurtin', my pride is gone
There's one thing certain, the blues are long
A rollin' stone don't gather moss
I'm rollin' on, but really lost
I love your style, I miss your smile
Each day you're gone, I'm nearly wild
Without you baby it's for certain
I'm a-hurtin'
Without you baby it's for certain
I'm a-hurtin'


(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - February 2005)