Why I Sing The Blues
Everybody wants to know
人人都想知道
Why I sing the blues
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Yes, I say everybody wanna know
没错 我是说人人都想知道
Why I sing the blues
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Well, I've been around a long time
好吧 大概已经过了很久
I really have paid my dues
可是我真的交过税了
I've laid in a ghetto flat
我在一栋贫民区的公寓里躺过
Cold and numb
冷而麻木
I heard the rats tell the bedbugs
我听见老鼠叫那些臭虫
To give the roaches some
去给蟑螂点吃的
Everybody wanna know
人人都想知道
Why I'm singing the blues
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Yes, I've been around a long time
没错 大概已经过了很久
People, I've paid my dues
可是大伙 我已经交过税了
人人都想知道
Everybody wanna know
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
没错 人人都想知道
Yes, everybody wanna know
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
大概已经过了很久 很久
I've been around a long, long time
我真的 真的交过税了
I've really, really paid my dues
蹲墙角的那个盲人
Blind man on the corner
为一点小钱乞讨
Begging for a dime
条子来了之后把他抓走了
The rollers come and caught him
将他扔进监狱判处罪刑
And throw him in the jail for a crime
人人都想知道
Everybody wanna know
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
大概过了很久
I've been around a long time
我已经交过税了
I've paid my dues
我的孩子们会长大
My kid's gonna grow up
会长大成为一个傻子
Gonna grow up to be a fool
因为他们不能得到更多的空间
'Cause they ain't got no more room
不能在学校里提供给孩子更多空间
No more room for him in school
人人都想知道
And everybody wanna know
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
我说大概已经过了很久 很久
I say I've been around a long, long time
没错 我真的已经交过税了
Yes, I've really paid some dues
现在时光老人快要追上我了
Now Father Time is catching up with me
我的青春一去不返
Gone is my youth
我每天看着镜子
I look in the mirror everyday
让它告诉我真相
And let it tell me the truth
人人都想知道
And everybody wanna know
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
没错 大概已经过了很久 很久
Yes, I've been around a long, long time
现在我要弹起我的Gibson Lucille
Now I'm gonna play Lucille
我排着队
I stood in line
站在市政厅里
Down at the County Hall
我听见一个家伙说 “咱要为你们大伙
I heard a man say, "We're gonna build
建设一些全新的公寓”
Some new apartments for y'all"
人人都想知道
And everybody wanna know
我唱布鲁斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
没错 大概过了很久 很久
Yes, I've been around a long, long time
没错 我真的交过税了
Yes, I've really paid my dues
耶 你可知道公司告诉我
Yeah, you know the company told me
想也知道你注定要失去
Guess you're born to lose
我身边的每个人 大家
Everybody around me, people
似乎大家都很忧郁
It seems like everybody got the blues
但已经过了很长一段时间了
But I had 'em a long time
我真的 真的交过税了
I've really, really paid my dues
你们知道我并不因此羞愧 各位
You know I ain't ashamed of it, people
我只是纯粹地爱着我的布鲁斯
I just love to sing my blues