I sing the BLUES in the hull of a ship
beneath the sting of a slavemaster`s whip
I sing the BLUES on a ship anchored to dock
my family being sold on a slave block
I sing the BLUES being torn from my first born
and hung my head and cried
when my wife took his life
and then commited suicide
I sing the BLUES on a slavemaster`s plantation
helpin him build his free nation
I sing the BLUES in the cotton field
hustlin to make the daily yield
I sing the BLUES when he forced my woman to bed
lawd KNOWS how I wish he was dead
I sing the BLUES on the run.. {*fades out*}
[Andreas 13]
{It-it-it, it takes, it-it ta-it
It takes..} solitude, to contemplate a dope rhyme
Drop the bass as I go for mine
13, and I`m chillin with the X Man
I choose to spews the blues, so you can understand
I`m harder than the steel forged in a hot fire
The Prince of Power, the ink of desire
Engagin Andreas in the muck or the mire
I got a storm - and she is a live one
Singin in the background, promisin the stars the moon
and the sun sayin, Dre` I got a new life
and I`ve just begun, a rerun might be fun
Now I play to win the game, to be put on
This is what, gives me the blues, word is bond
So now I`m gone..
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
[Andreas 13]
Now, it`s the blues, so don`t snooze, check out how I kick it
A def beat that`s dope wild and wicked
A mad brother, that is God gifted
So tell me why am I another statistic
Payin all my bills and still bein evicted
Slum lord brought a rate height and I ripped it
Broken lights, and no hot water
You got nerve in here, beggin for a quarter
Burn this bitch down, is what I oughta do
and that`s comin from the workin man`s point of view
The first of the month and all my bills are due
I pay the light bill and pay the phone bill do
because if I don`t, my po` ass is through
My po` ass is through
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
{That`s why I..}
[Andreas 13]
I got a job - workin and smirkin for Apartheid County
It takes two weeks to step collect my bounty
and damn, I can`t believe the way they tax me
A third of my pay G? Exactly!
Yeah they think they got me, sweatin for a paycheck
Hearin my boss riff with empty threats
But I don`t worry, and I don`t fret
Just daydream about regrets
Would I do it all over again? No words
Cause workin everyday, and still bein broke..
.. is strictly to the curb!
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
[Andreas 13]
Now my girl, I tell her that I love her
She says if you do, you must suffer - SUCKA
So she moves in with another - brother
Claimin to me, she needs two lovers
One for the sex, and one for the money
You know which one I was, but not to be funny
Let me tell you all about this sourpuss honey
Was she slick, and was she crummy
cause I believed her when she said she loved me
Oh boy, what a dummy
because behind the back, everyone ain`t true
You see I live with someone, and scummy does too
She said, It`s good for me.. if it`s good for you
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
{That`s why I, I have to sing the blues..}
{Ahhh-hahhh, that`s why I.. that`s why I..}
{That`s why I got to sing the blues..}
{ooooh-hooooooooo..}
{*continues in background w/ variations}
I sing the BLUES in church on Sunday
slavin on Monday, misused on Tuesday
abused on Wednesday, accuased on Thursday
fried alive on Friday, and died on Saturday
sho` nuff singin the blues
I sing the BLUES that a sucka thought we couldn`t bring
I tell him sho` nuff the blues is my thing
I sing the backwater BLUES, rhythm and BLUES
gospel BLUES, St. Louis BLUES, North Carolina BLUES
Chicago BLUES, Mississippi god-DAMN BLUES
The Watts BLUES, Harlem BLUES, ?? BLUES
Gut-funky BLUES, funky chunky BLUES
I sing the up North cigarette cough BLUES
The down South strung out the side of my mouth BLUES
I sing the BLUES black
I sing the BLUES blacker
I sing the BLUES blackest..
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
{That`s why I..}
{That`s why I sing the blues..}
