I've been beggin' you for all these years To go easy on me I'm just trying to figure out Why you're doing this to me Well, I ain't I ain't no beast of burden And after all, I just wanna sing I need to sing my blues away I can't even sing my stories 'Bout love and days of glory Can't spell my middle name out loud 'Cause I can't say a thing Oh lord please have mercy on me After all, I just wanna sing Please let me sing my blues away Yeah, I just want my stories to be heard