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Everybody wants to know
人人都想知道
Why I sing the blues
我唱布魯斯的原因
Yes, I say everybody wanna know
沒錯我是說人人都想知道
Why I sing the blues
我唱布魯斯的原因
Well, I've been around a long time
好吧大概已經過了很久
I really have paid my dues
可是我真的交過稅了
I've laid in a ghetto flat
我在一棟貧民區的公寓裡躺過
Cold and numb
冷而麻木
I heard the rats tell the bedbugs
我聽見老鼠叫那些臭蟲
To give the roaches some
去給蟑螂點吃的
Everybody wanna know
人人都想知道
Why I'm singing the blues
我唱布魯斯的原因
Yes, I've been around a long time
沒錯大概已經過了很久
People, I've paid my dues
可是大夥我已經交過稅了
人人都想知道
Everybody wanna know
我唱布魯斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
沒錯人人都想知道
Yes, everybody wanna know
我唱布魯斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
大概已經過了很久很久
I've been around a long , long time
我真的真的交過稅了
I've really, really paid my dues
蹲牆角的那個盲人
Blind man on the corner
為一點小錢乞討
Begging for a dime
條子來了之後把他抓走了
The rollers come and caught him
將他扔進監獄判處罪刑
And throw him in the jail for a crime
人人都想知道
Everybody wanna know
我唱布魯斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
大概過了很久
I've been around a long time
我已經交過稅了
I've paid my dues
我的孩子們會長大
My kid's gonna grow up
會長大成為一個傻子
Gonna grow up to be a fool
因為他們不能得到更多的空間
'Cause they ain't got no more room
不能在學校裡提供給孩子更多空間
No more room for him in school
人人都想知道
And everybody wanna know
我唱布魯斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
我說大概已經過了很久很久
I say I've been around a long, long time
沒錯我真的已經交過稅了
Yes, I've really paid some dues
現在時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
我每天看著鏡子
I look in the mirror everyday
讓它告訴我真相
And let it tell me the truth
人人都想知道
And everybody wanna know
我唱布魯斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
沒錯大概已經過了很久很久
Yes, I've been around a long, long time
現在我要彈起我的Gibson Lucille
Now I'm gonna play Lucille
我排著隊
I stood in line
站在市政廳裡
Down at the County Hall
我聽見一個傢伙說“咱要為你們大夥
I heard a man say, 'We're gonna build
建設一些全新的公寓”
Some new apartments for y'all'
人人都想知道
And everybody wanna know
我唱布魯斯的原因
Why I'm singing the blues
沒錯大概過了很久很久
Yes, I've been around a long, long time
沒錯我真的交過稅了
Yes, I've really paid my dues
耶你可知道公司告訴我
Yeah, you know the company told me
想也知道你注定要失去
Guess you're born to lose
我身邊的每個人大家
Everybody around me, people
似乎大家都很憂鬱
It seems like everybody got the blues
但已經過了很長一段時間了
But I had 'em a long time
我真的真的交過稅了
I've really, really paid my dues
你們知道我並不因此羞愧各位
You know I ain't ashamed of it, people
我只是純粹地愛著我的布魯斯
I just love to sing my blues