Got the Chicago blues
Got the Chicago blues
Payin' Chicago dues
Payin' Chicago dues

Got to get away
Gotta split this crazy scene
I love Chicago but all it does is treat me mean
I'm sick and tired of singin' on street corners all my life
The only folks that hear me
Are the bums that roam the streets at night

Got the Chicago blues
Got the Chicago blues
Payin' Chicago dues
Payin' Chicago dues

Sometimes it just don't pay gettin' out of bed
I'm just so far behind, can't seem to keep my head
Sometimes I wonder girl will I ever make the grade
Uninspired and underloved
Overworked and underpaid

Got the Chicago blues
Got the Chicago blues
Payin' Chicago dues
Payin' Chicago dues

All I want, all I need
Is a little bit of space and a little fresh air to breathe
Got to sing my song, got to get away
Gotta get on that westbound train headin' for California

Gotta, gotta get on board
Gotta, gotta get on board
Gotta, gotta get on board
Gotta, gotta get on board
Gotta, gotta get on board
Gotta, gotta get on board
Gotta, gotta get on board
Gotta, gotta get on board
Gotta

Got the Chicago blues
Got the Chicago blues
Got the Chicago blues
Got the Chicago blues