It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best is the debut album by American folk blues musician Karen Dalton, originally released in 1969 by Capitol Records (see 1969 in music).
The album was subsequently reissued on CD by the Koch label in 1997. Extended liner notes were written by Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders, who writes:
She was the only folk singer I ever met with an authentic 'folk' background. She came to the folk music scene under her own steam, as opposed to being 'discovered' and introduced to it by people already involved in it."
In 1999, Megaphone issued the album again, this time with new packaging, a new booklet and a DVD with archival footage.
In 2009, Light In The Attic Records, once again, reissued the album on vinyl with new packaging and liner notes.
And here are the lyrics to the song Blues On The Ceiling by Karen Dalton.
Blues on my ceiling
Over my head
Running down the walls
Across the floor, under my bed
Blue lights across the street
Blinkin' off and on
I'm so lonely now you're gone
I'll never get out of these blues
Never get out of these blues alive
And keep on coming
Up my weary head
Even cocaine couldn't ease the pain
I'd be better off dead
Blue lights gone out so I can't sleep
The bitter the blues the better they keep
I'll never get out of these blues alive, alive
Never get out of these blues
I'll never get out of these blues
Never get out of these blues alive
On my ceiling
Over my head
Running down the walls
Across the floor, under my bed
Blue lights across the street
Blinkin' off and on, off and on
I'm so lonely now you're gone
I'll never get out of these blues
Never get out of these blues alive