歌词
From my childhood to where I am now
从童年起直到今日
I ain't gonna worry, I'll get by somehow
我从不焦虑，总有办法挺过去
My Momma had 'em, my daddy had 'em too
我娘有这种情绪，我爹也有过
I was born with the blues
我生在蓝调中（blues为双关语，既指蓝调音乐，也可指忧愁，下同）
I'll tell you somethin'
告诉你件事情
Friend it ain't no joke
伙计，我可不开玩笑
I wouldn't take my past life
我并不把过去的日子
For my weight in gold
看得像金子似的重要
My momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
我娘有这种情绪，我爹也有过
I was born with the blues
我生在蓝调中
I've used my guitar for my pillow
我用吉他当过枕头
Hollow log has even been my bed
用掏空的原木当过床
Blues, my only companion
蓝调，是我唯一的伴侣
I had to sing the blues for my meat and bread
我得演唱蓝调来换取肉和面包
I want you to know I begin to roam
我希望你知道，我一直在流浪
Poor old Brownie come from a broken home
可怜兮兮的Brownie老哥（即演唱者自称）来自一个破败的家
My Momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
我娘有这种情绪，我爹也有过
I was born with the blues
我生在蓝调中
If you've ever been down
如果你也沮丧过
You know how I feel
你就能体会到我的感受了
Feel like an engine
感觉像一台发动机
Ain't got no drivin' wheel
却没有轮子
But I'm not ashamed
但我并不难为情
Ain't that news
这也不是啥新鲜事
I been livin' with the blues
我生在蓝调中
Don't believe I'm sinkin'
你要是不信我在沉沦
Look what a hole I'm in
看看我是不是在坑里
Don't believe I love you
你要不信我爱你
Look what a fool I've been
看来我真是个傻子
But I'm not ashamed
但我并不难为情
Ain't that news
这也不是啥新鲜事
I been livin' with the blues
我生在蓝调中
Because rocks was my mother n father's pillow
因为我父母用石头当枕头
Cold ground had to be their beds
冰凉的地面就是床
Blue sky was their blanket
蓝天当毯子
And the moonlight was their spread
月光当床罩
If you think I'm happy
如果你觉得我很开心
You don't know my mind
你真的不懂我
Smile on my face
我脸上挂着微笑
My heart's bleeding all the time
心却一直在流血
But I'm not ashamed
但我并不难为情
Ain't that news
这也不是啥新鲜事
I been livin' with the blues
我生在蓝调中
Because rocks was my mother n father's pillow
因为我父母用石头当枕头
Cold ground had to be their beds
冰凉的地面就是床
Blue sky was their blanket
蓝天当毯子
And the moonlight was their spread
月光当床罩
Worked all summer
整个夏天都在干活
Slaved all the fall
整个秋天都被当奴隶使唤
Had to take your Christams
到了圣诞节
In your overalls
也得穿着工装过
But I'm not ashamed
但我并不难为情
Ain't that news
这也不是啥新鲜事
I been livin' with the blues
我生在蓝调中
My momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
我娘有这种情绪，我爹也有过
I was born with the blues
我生在蓝调中
But I'm not ashamed
但我并不难为情
Oh no friends
朋友们，我并不
Ain't that a lot of news
这不是多大的新鲜事
Me and old Sonny's got the blues
我和Sonny老哥（歌曲另一名演唱者）有着蓝调
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