Why I Sing the Blues

[00:22.65] Everybody wants to know, they ask me why I sing the blues
[00:30.16] Everybody wants to know now, why I keep crying the blues
[00:37.11] Well, I've been around little while
[00:40.96] And I've paid some dues, yes, I have
[00:44.55] People laying in ghetto flats, cold and numb
[00:48.43] Looking at roaches, telling bedbugs to move over and give 'em some
[00:52.28] Oh, it's hot in here, that's one reason I'm singing the blues, yeah
[00:59.84] Been around a long time
[01:02.69] God knows I've paid a few dues, yes, I have
[01:07.22] Stood in line at the County Hall
[01:10.05] Heard a man say, "We're gonna build some high rises for y'all
[01:15.18] "Up in renewal, work on a removal, talk to me, yeah"
[01:22.05] Don't feel bad about it, just trying to be free
[01:28.53] I don't want my kids growing up to be no fools
[01:32.63] You keep rapping to me y'all ain't got no room in school, yeah
[01:39.28] And you want to know why I'm singing the blues, yeah
[01:44.35] Been around a little while
[01:46.95] And I've seen some people paying dues, yes, I have
[01:51.37] Some of my friends told me I was born to lose
[01:54.62] But when I looked around they were singing the same old kind of blues, now
[02:01.21] And you want to know why I'm singing 'em this evening, yeah
[02:06.71] Don't be saying those, everybody pays some dues sometimes
[02:12.44] Yeah, sing the blues now
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