Origineel
[Verse 1]
He's just a singer, a natural born guitar ringer
Kind of a clinger, to sad ole songs
He's not a walk behinder, he's a new note finder
His name's a reminder, of a blues man that's already gone
[Verse 2]
So he started drinkin', took some things that messed up his thinkin'
He was sure sinkin', when she came along
He was alone in the spot light, not too much left in sight
She changed all that one night, when she sang him this song
[Chorus]
Hey, baby, I love you, hey, baby, I need you
Hey, baby, you ain't got to prove to me you're some kind of macho man
You've wasted so much of your life, runnin' through the dark nights
Let me shine a little love light, down on that blues man
[Verse 3]
He got so sick from speedin', all the things they said he was needin'
If he is to keep on pleasin', all of his fans
He got cuffed on dirt roads, he got sued over no shows
She came and took all that ol' load, down off that blues man
And he said...
[Chorus]
Hey, baby, I love you too, hey, baby, I need you
Hey, baby, I do get tired, of this travellin' band
I'm over 40 years old now, nights would be cold now
If you hadn't stuck it out, with this blues man
[Outro]
He's over 40 years old now, nights would be so cold now
If she hadn't hung around, with that blues man
Vertaling
[Verse 1]
He's just a singer, a natural born guitar ringer
Kind of a clinger, to sad ole songs
Hij is geen walk behinder, hij is een nieuwe noot vinder
His name's a reminder, of a blues man that's already gone
[Verse 2]
So he started drinkin', took some things that messed up his thinkin'
He was sure sinkin', when she came along
He was alone in the spot light, not too much left in sight
She changed all that one night, when she sang him this song
[refrein]
Hey, baby, I love you, hey, baby, I need you
Hey, baby, je hoeft me niet te bewijzen dat je een macho man bent
Je hebt zoveel van je leven verspild, rennend door de donkere nachten
Let me shine a little love light, down on that blues man
[Verse 3]
Hij is zo ziek van speed, alles wat ze zeiden dat hij nodig had
If he is to keep on pleasin', all of his fans
He got cuffed on dirt roads, he got suceded over no shows
Ze kwam en nam al die oude lading, van die blues man
And he said...
[Chorus]
Hey, baby, I love you too, hey, baby, I need you
Hey, baby, Ik word moe, van deze reizende band
Ik ben nu meer dan 40 jaar oud, de nachten zouden nu koud zijn
If you had not stuck it out, with this blues man
[Outro]
Hij is nu meer dan 40 jaar oud, de nachten zouden nu zo koud zijn
If she had't hung around, with that blues man