My father was a minister with the Presbyterian church My two brothers do well in business, though success is an uphill search My mother was a pianist, her time was cla**ically spent I'm a Canadian prairie boy, play the Blues to pay my rent What am I doing here? a life of damn full of pick and choose I'm so glad when I decided that I best choose to pick the Blues Well I've been from London, England to coast line of B.C All the people I met en route have been so special to me I really like to travel, but one thing room I'd rather do Is sit in a crowded smoke filled room play the Blues from dawn till two What am I doing here? a life of damn full of pick and choose I'm so glad when I decided that I best choose to pick the Blues I best choose, I best choose to pick the Blues I best choose, I best choose to pick the Blues I'm so glad when I decided I best choose, I best choose to pick the Blues Now my children are all sleeping bless their pointy little heads I open the mail and falling out is missed another payment on the ba** All in all I'm happy I wouldn't have it any other way Except I work twice twice as hard for three times as much pay What am I doing here? a life of damn full of pick and choose I'm so glad when I decided that I best choose to pick the Blues I best choose, I best choose to pick the Blues I best choose, I best choose to pick the Blues I am so glad when I decided that I best choose to pick the Blues I best choose, I best choose to pick the Blues I best choose, I best choose to pick the Blues I'm so glad when I decided that I best choose to pick the Blues