歌词
Somebody asked me, why I live the blues.
有人曾问，为何我以蓝调为生。
I said the blues is all around me.
我说：“它始终盘桓于我左右，
I just find something I can use.
我不过是找到了什么可用以倾诉。”
And I feel it running through me,
我感觉它锐利到将我心刺穿，
but I give it my heart and soul.
为它我却甘愿把一切都付出。
I practice while I'm singing.
我歌唱时也练习着，
Let the feeling take control
试图将那给感觉克制住。
I'm just tryin' to tell the truth
我只是在设法诉说这世界的现实，
Every time I sing the blues
每当我弹奏起布鲁斯。
Might think about a woman
我或许会想起某个女人，
and how she's done me wrong
她曾那样地对我不住；
I might think about some hard times
我或许会想起那些苦日子，
when I was barely hanging on
那时我差点就没能挺住；
I might think about a brother
我也许会想起一位老伙计，
who still can't make things be
他还没能从困境中走出；
Some fallin' sisters
有些失足的姐妹们，
sellin' it on the street
在街上把自己的身体卖出。
I'm just tryin' to tell the truth
我只是在设法诉说这现实，
Every time I sing the blues
每当我唱起那布鲁斯。
I find my inspiration
我所找寻的灵感，
in tears and desperation
往往藏身于泪水和绝望。
Sad, sad stories we all know so well
那些悲剧我们都早已耳顺能详，
Along with one more story to tell
但这里总还有一个等待着讲述。
(SOLO)
(SOLO)
Here I am another night; another town along the way
又是一天晚上，又经一座城镇的旅途，
Room full of people say they wanna hear me play
人们挤满房间，说着想听我的演出。
Yes there was some hard times,
是啊，有那么一些艰难的岁月，
my luck cannot survive
靠我的运气也撑不过去。
It takes a whole lot of livin,
真是花了无数的工夫，
to make us all come alive
才让我们每个人活下来。
I just want to tell the truth
我只是想讲述那些真相，
Every time I sing the blues
每当我唱起这布鲁斯。
I'm just tryin' to tell the truth
我只是设法诉说那些现实，
Every time I sing the blues
每当我唱起这布鲁斯。
(Instrument)
（乐器演奏）
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