wasn't born in chicago

i wasn't born in chigaco, but i can play the blues. i wasn't part of no union, but i paid my dues. i never got into a train wreck, but i went off the rails. i never went under the hammer, 'cause i was hard as nails. i never swam in dirty water, but my name was mud. i never knew you was a virus, but you got into my blood. i never was a politician, but i learned to lie. i never led a delegation, i was too smart to try. i wasn't born in chigaco, but i can play the blues. i wasn't part of no union, but i paid my dues. i never was no kind of prisoner, but i've been to jail. and i was never in a train wreck, but i went off the rails, big time. i never swam in dirty water, but my name was mud. i never knew you was a virus, you got into my blood, blood. i wasn't born in chigaco, but i can play the blues, ah.