I Chose To Sing The Blues (Ray Charles)

I could have been a gambler 'coz I'm good with the cards I could have been a lover breakin' other's hearts and I feel so silly bettin' on the dice and a lover seldom sees the same girl twice and that is why (that is why) that's why I chose (that's why I chose) I chose to sing the blues, yes I did now, I could have been a doctor helping the sick and I could have been a lawyer but you know that ain't my stick 'coz I feel so bad if a patient didn't do well and I feel just as bad to leave a client in jail and that is why (that is why) that's why I chose (that's why I chose) I chose to sing the blues (sax solo) Now a man has a lot that he could present just to think I could have been president but I can't understand what politicians say so I wanna talk to you in my own little way and that is why (that is why) that's why I chose (that's why I chose) I chose to sing the blues Yes I did, friends Don't you know what I mean I like what I'm doin' You know, I like the blues Everybody understands What I mean when I say Something like this here Unnnnnnn-hoo Yeah Yeah-hoo That's what I'm talkin' 'bout when I sing {fade}