All my life I had to struggle, I paid some heavy dues
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Squeekin' out a livin', playin' easy blues
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Then one day my music made me a millionaire
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I bought a big old mansion with central heated air
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Now I got more money than I know how to use
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Got everything a man could want, but I ain't got no blues
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Success for me could only lead to my immediate doom
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'cause I can't play the blues in an airconditioned room
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Now I was doin' better with a smaller piece of pie
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But all my fame and fortune I can't identify
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I lost the inspiration that came natural in the start
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I have to have a mean old woman, just to break my heart
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Now my life's too easy, I'd be getting soft
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I used to play the blues all day, but now I just play golf
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Now all my pain is rearranged, my life is changes too
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'cause I can't play the blues in an airconditioned room
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You know what I'm saying
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It's kinda hard to play the blues
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if you don't have any problems
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You might think I'm crazy, you might think I'm strange
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The first thing in the morning I'm gonna make a change
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I throw away my money, I move back to that shag
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Do whatever I gotta do to get that old feelin' back
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I know I'd be feelin' better with nothing left to lose
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When times are bad, the less I had, the better I played the blues
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I buy myself some turkey and wine, and howl it at the moon
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'cause I can't play the blues in an airconditioned room
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If I should die tomorrow you can write it on my tomb
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'He couldn't play the blues in an airconditioned room'
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Can't Play The Blues (In An Air-Conditioned Room)
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| The Blues Brothers |
