Everybody wants to know They've asked me why I sing the blues Everybody wants to know now Why I keep crying the blues Well, I've been around a little while And I've paid some due Yes, I have People layin' in ghetto flats Cold and numb Look at that road just tellin' bad folks To move over and give them some Oh, it's tight in here That's one reason I'm singin' 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 say we're gonna build some House of Rights for y'all But renewal, what kind of renewal? Talk to me Yeah Don't feel bad about it Just try and be free I don't want my kids growin' up to be no fools You keep rappin' to me Y'all ain't got no room in school Yeah, I don't wanna know Why I'm singin' the blues Yeah Been around a little while And I've seen some people pay dues Yes, I have Some of my friends told me I was born to lose But when I looked around They were singin' the same old kind of blues Now, you wanna know why I'm singin' them? Just sing, yeah Don't be ashamed of it Everybody pays some dues sometimes Yeah, sing the blues now Hit me when I say hit me Hit me when I say hit me Might be that time again Hit me, hit me, hit me Hit me, hit me, hit me Hit me, hit me, hit me Hit me, hit me, hit me Might be that time again