It Serves You Right To Suffer – English Lyrics

• By: The Avener, John Lee Hooker
• Album: The Wanderings of The Avener

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soul-stirring world of 'It Serves You Right To Suffer,' a powerful blues narrative by John Lee Hooker given a modern electronic twist by The Avener. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore the raw, emotional language of blues, understanding how feelings of regret and consequence are conveyed through lyrical storytelling. The Avener's rework then allows you to hear how these same profound emotions can be reimagined and expressed within the dynamic soundscape of deep house, making it a fascinating study in musical interpretation and cross-genre appeal.

[English]

It serves me right to suffer

It serves me right to be alone

It serves me right to suffer

It serves me right to be alone

Because you're still livin'

in days done past and gone

...

It serves me right to suffer

It serves me right to be alone

It serves me right to suffer

It serves me right to be alone

Just why, just why, just why

You can keep me fine

...

It serves me right to suffer

It serves me right to be alone

It serves me right to suffer

It serves me right to be alone

Your doctor put you on milk, cream and alcohol

...

you can't sleep at night

Every time you see a woman

she makes you think of yours

Everytime you see a woman

she make you think of your own

She treated you so bad

...

Every time I see a woman

She makes me feel alone

Everytime you see a woman

she make you think of your own

She treated you so bad

Umm, umm, mmm, you're still livin' in the days

Done gone past and gone and memories

...

You can't live on in that way, in the past

Them days is gone, gone

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
suffer /ˈsʌf.ər/ B2	verb - to experience pain, distress, or hardship
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without other people
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive; to exist
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - periods of twenty‑four hours
past /pɑːst/ B1	noun - the time before the present adjective - having happened before now
gone /ɡɒn/ B1	adjective - no longer present; having left
doctor /ˈdɒk.tər/ A1	noun - a qualified medical professional
milk /mɪlk/ A1	noun - the white liquid produced by mammals
cream /kriːm/ A2	noun - a thick dairy product made from milk fat
alcohol /ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ B1	noun - ethanol; a beverage that can cause intoxication
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed and reduced consciousness
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have thoughts; to consider
treat /triːt/ B1	verb - to behave toward someone in a particular way verb - to give medical care to a patient
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good; of poor quality or moral value
memory /ˈme.mə.ri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something; a path