Question

“ You don’t give up the blues; they give you up. After a while you do good for yourself, and ain’t nothing but foolishness singing about how hard you got it. Ain’t that right?”

What does this quote mean?

Answer 1

Accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.

Answer 2

If all you do is sing the blues, you'll just focus on what's wrong in your life. That's foolishness.