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