Why I Sing The Blues

Everybody wants to know, they ask me why I sing the blues Everybody wants to know now, why I keep crying the blues Well, I've been around little while and I've paid some dues, yes I have People laying in ghetto flats, cold and numb Looking at roaches, telling bedbugs to move over and give 'em some Oh, it's hot in here, that's one reason I'm singing the blues, yeah Been around a long time, God knows I've paid a few dues, yes I have Stood in line at the County Hall Heard a man saying We're gonna build some apartments for y'all Up in renewal, work on a removal, talk to me, yeah Don't feel bad about it, just trying to be free I don't want my kids growing up to be no fools You keep rapping to me y'all ain't got no room in school, yeah And you want to know why I'm singing the blues, yeah Been around a little while and I've seen some people paying dues, yes I have Some of my friends told me I was born to loose But when I looked around they were singing the same old kind of blues, now And you want to know why I'm singing 'em this evening, yeah Don't be saying those, everybody pays some dues sometimes Yeah, sing the blues now Catala ? Per Que Canto Blues Tothom vol saber, em pregunten per que canto blues Tothom vol saber ara, per que segueixo plorant blues Be, he voltat una mica i he pagat alguns deutes, si, ho he fet La gent s'esta en pisos del ghetto, freds i entumits Mirant les paneroles, dient a les xinxes que es moguin i donant les una mica de Oh, quina calor fa aqui, aquesta es una de les raons per les que estic cantant blues, si He voltat forca temps, Deu sap que he pagat uns quants deutes, si, ho he fet Em vaig posar a la cua a l'entrada del Comtat Vaig sentir un home dient Construirem apartaments per a tots vostes A dalt, remodelats, treballo en una mudanca, parleu amb mi, si No us sentiu malament per aixo, nomes prova de ser lliure No vull que els meus fills creixin convertint se en ximples Em continueu dient que no teniu espai a l'escola, si I vols saber per que estic cantant blues, si He estat voltant una mica i he vist algunes persones pagant deutes, si, ho he vist Alguns dels meus amics em van dir que havia nascut per perdre Pero quan vaig mirar al meu voltant estaven cantant el mateix vell tipus de blues, ara I vols saber per que els estic cantant aquesta nit, si No digueu aquestes coses, tothom paga algun deute algun cop Si, canta el blues ara