Tired of These Blues – English Lyrics

• By: Mighty Sam McClain
• Album: Give It up to Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soul-stirring world of Mighty Sam McClain's "Tired of These Blues." This powerful blues track offers a deep emotional landscape, making it an excellent song for language learners to grasp authentic expressions of perseverance and hardship. Its rich lyrical content and heartfelt delivery provide a window into the raw emotion of blues music, enhancing both your English vocabulary and understanding of a profound American musical tradition.

[English]

Don's Tunes Presents...

I am....

I, I'm real tired of these blues.

Oh my lord i know, I'm tired of these blues...

Oh my lord i know, i know,

Said I'm really tired, of these low down blues.

And if i don't find my way real soon,

i dont know, just what i might do.

Oh lord i'm tired....

I.. I'm really tired of these low down dirty blues.

I've been out here so dog gone long.. lord.

and ive been hurt, too many times to count.

Surrounded by people who say they love me,

but in my heart, i know i'm all alone..

Oh lord i'm tired....

Lord, i'm real tired of these low down dirty blues.

They say winners never quit,

and quitters never win.

i keep picking myself up,

and starting all over again...

They say winners never quit,

Oh lord quitters never win.

i keep picking myself up,

and starting all over again...

Oh my lord i know...

Said I'm real tired of these blues.

Oh my lord i know... i know,

I'm real tired of these blues.

And if i don't find my way real soon,

i dont know, just what i might do.

Oh lord, Oh lord i'm tired....

Lord, said i'm real tired of these low down dirty blues.

Blues... I'm some kind of tired...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - feeling a need to rest or sleep
blues /bluːz/ B1	noun - a feeling of sadness or depression; a genre of music
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
soon /suːn/ A1	adverb - in or after a short time
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the center of emotions
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without anyone else present
winners /ˈwɪnərz/ B1	noun - people who win
quitters /ˈkwɪtərz/ B2	noun - people who give up easily
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to achieve victory
picking /ˈpɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to select or choose
again /əˈɡen/ A1	adverb - another time; once more
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - not clean
low /loʊ/ A1	adjective - not high or tall

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm real tired of these blues.

  ➔ Adjective + Preposition 'of'

  ➔ Expressing being "tired" (adjective) of something (prepositional phrase). It shows the cause of tiredness.

• if i don't find my way real soon, i dont know, just what i might do.

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Expressing a possible situation and its probable result. "If" + Present Simple, Future Simple. The "if" clause expresses a condition, and the main clause expresses a consequence that is likely to occur if the condition is met.

• I've been out here so dog gone long.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (emphasis on duration)

  ➔ "I've been out here" implies that the speaker started being outside sometime in the past and continues to be outside now. The use of "so dog gone long" emphasizes the long duration of this state. The emphasis is on the _duration_ of the state.

• ive been hurt, too many times to count.

  ➔ Passive Voice (been hurt)

  ➔ The speaker is the recipient of the action (being hurt), rather than the performer. "Too many times to count" is an idiom emphasizing the frequency.

• Surrounded by people who say they love me, but in my heart, i know i'm all alone.

  ➔ Relative Clause ('who say they love me')

  ➔ The relative clause modifies the noun "people," providing additional information about them. "Who" is the relative pronoun connecting the clause to the noun.

• They say winners never quit, and quitters never win.

  ➔ General Truths (Present Simple)

  ➔ Expressing general truths or statements that are always true. The present simple is used to describe these enduring facts.

• i keep picking myself up, and starting all over again...

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun ('myself')

  ➔ The subject and the object of the verb are the same. The action of "picking up" is directed back to the subject "I".