720 – B.B. King – Paying the cost to be the boss (1968)

Escrita por B.B. King, foi lançada no décimo quarto disco de sua carreira, chamado Blues on top of blues, em 1968. Paying the cost to be the boss é a música número 8.

Nesse clássico, B.B. Fala dos direitos e responsabilidades de um casal, no seu ponto de vista. Ele alega que uma vez que está pagando as contas da casa, a esposa faz o que ele quer, pois ele é o chefe. Bebe se quiser, joga poker se quiser, que ela não tem direito de dizer nada. Ele alega estar trabalhando e tomando conta dela, então não o perturbe.

A letra:

You act like you don't want to listen
When I'm talking to you
You think you outta do baby
Anything you wanna do
You must be crazy baby
You just gotta be outta your mind
As long as I'm payin' the bills woman
I'm payin' the cost to be the boss

I'll drink if I want to
And play a little poker too
Don't you say nothing to me
As long as I'm taking care of you
As long as I'm workin baby
And payin' all the bills
I don't want no mouth from you
About the way I'm supposed to live
You must be crazy woman
Just gotta be outta your mind
As long as I foot the bills
I'm payin' the cost to be the boss

Now that you got me
You act like you ashamed
You don't act like my woman
You just usin' my name
I tell you I'm gonna have all the money
And I don't want no back-talk
Cause if you don't like the way I'm doin'
Just pick up your things and walk
You gotta be crazy baby
You must be outta your mind
As long as I'm payin' the bills woman
I'm payin' the cost to be the boss

A versão de BB King ao vivo em 2007, com alguns amigos:

A versão de Pat Benatar:

A versão de BB King com os Rolling Stones: