I’ve had a little time to reason I’ve had a little time to grow There’s people in the world I’m pleasin’ There’s people in the world who don’t wanna know REF But the future’s gonna be much better I can tell you that I’ve paid my dues Now you tell me where, where did you get your blues Won’t you talk to me about your problems Tell me all about your ways Sometimes I feel like a helpless child Won’t you help me through these rock bottom days REF But the future’s gonna be much better I can tell you that I’ve paid my dues Now you tell me where, where did you get your blues When you’re on the street you ain’t nobody’s fool – no you ain’t I’m looking for a good example I’m looking for a piece of the game I didn’t know that I was a gambling man When you’re on the ground it all looks the same REF But the future’s gonna be much better I can tell you that I’ve paid my dues Now you tell me where, where did you get your blues When you’re on the street you ain’t nobody’s fool – no you ain’t Don’t decide that you’ve lost everything x 3 Don’t you decide that you have lost everything Won’t you help me Please help me now Help me help myself, I can’t help myself x 4 REF But the future’s gonna be much better I can tell you that I’ve paid my dues Now you tell me where, where did you get your blues When you’re on the street you ain’t nobody’s fool – no you ain’t