Blind Love
@ Rock-Weekend: B.B. King Lyrics

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People, I was standing at my window
Tears running all down my cheeks
Yes, standing at my window
Tears running all down my cheeks

Well, I could see the woman I`m loving
Stopping everyone in the world she meets
Well, standing on the corner

Between 35th and Main

Well, standing on the corner, people
Between 35th and Main
Yeah, that`s where a blind man`s seen my woman
People, a dumb man called her name

Well, all right
Well, all right

He said, "Oh, I`m blind
You brought eyesight and you made me see"
"Oh yes, I`m blind
You brought eyesight and made me see"

Yes, and the dumb man asked a question
"Woman, who may your good man be?"
Yes, I`m standing by trembling, people
People, my heart`s laying in my hand

Oh, I`m standing by trembling, darling
With my heart laying in my hand

Well, I could hear my baby say
"Lord, I ain`t got no man"

Overall Meaning

The song "Blind Love" by B.B. King is a blues ballad that tells a story of the singer who is heartbroken and in tears after seeing his lover being stopped by strangers on the street. The singer cannot bear the thought of losing his lover and witnessing her being with other people. In the first verse, he describes standing at his window with tears running down his cheeks while watching the woman he loves stopping everyone she meets on the street. The singer is helpless and defeated, which is further emphasized by his tears.

In the second verse, the singer reveals that his lover is standing on the corner between 35th and Main, where a blind man has seen her, and a dumb man has called her name. The events that occur at the corner seem to imply that the woman is popular and attracts attention wherever she goes. The singer is unable to confront his lover about this attention, and he merely observes from the window, which makes him feel powerless.

In the third and final verse, the dumb man asks the woman who her good man is while the singer listens in fear and trembling. He hears his lover respond by saying that she does not have a man, which further breaks the singer's heart. The song's lyrics evoke a sense of desperation and helplessness that often characterize the blues genre.

Line by Line Meaning

People, I was standing at my window
I was at my window watching the world

Tears running all down my cheeks
I was crying

Yes, standing at my window
I was really standing at my window

Tears running all down my cheeks
I was really crying a lot

Well, I could see the woman I`m loving
I was looking at the woman I love

Stopping everyone in the world she meets
She talks to everyone she meets

Well, standing on the corner
She was standing on a street corner

Between 35th and Main
Specifically between those streets

Yeah, that`s where a blind man`s seen my woman
A blind man saw her there

People, a dumb man called her name
A man who cannot speak well said her name

He said, "Oh, I`m blind
He said he was blind