Down Now — текст песни (B.B. King)

I keep on tryin` to get ahead, I`m doin` the best I can
But every time I try to pull up
They pull me right back down again
You got me down now and I hope you`re satisfied
Oh, it`s so hard to try to keep my head up
Yes, when you`re puttin` pressure on me
From every side, every side

Even Uncle Sam say
I owe a lot of money way back from nineteen fifty six
Now, how could I owe him anything
When that whole year I was sick
They won`t let me make my money
Won`t even let me buy my clothes
Oh, it`s so hard to get something to eat
Yes, and now they want to throw me outdoors
Throw me outdoors

Yes, everybody`s laughin` at me
I can see the joy in their eyes
They`re glad because I`m down now
Just look at the Devils in disguise
And I have no-one to turn to
No-one to lend me a helpin` hand
Oh, I`m tellin` you, shakes has really got me now
Yes, I`m a lonely, lonely man