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I've been on the road so long I can't remember home
Well, I've been on this road so long, I feel so all alone
But if I sit a spell -- I lose
You know I got to pay my dues

Tomorrow's Chicago, we'll roll into town
I'll sleep all day long and wake when the sun goes down
But this ain't no high life that I choose
I know I got to pay these dues

Days become months, months become years
The cold, hard truth has no use for tears
Big plans, slow fuse; I got to pay my dues

I sang Stormy Monday in every dive around
I suffered through the nights and fights and the lights and sound
But there's no gig I'll refuse
Oh, Lord, I got to pay these dues

Days become months, months become years
The cold, hard truth has no use for tears
Big plans, slow fuse; I got to pay my dues

Touched down in Hollywood, thought they'd know my name
I took a stroll or two along that Walk Of Fame
But all I wore-out were these shoes
They said, "Now, go and pay your dues"

There ain't no silver spoon and life's road is steep
There ain't no more free lunch; you got to earn your keep
So go ahead and sing the blues
Everybody's got to pay their dues
Big plans, slow fuse; I got to pay my dues
Big plans, slow fuse; I got to pay my dues


Copyright Kel Kev Music
"Dues"
From the album Day Dreams
Written by:
Jules Day & Dan Fitzgerald