Blue was just the color of the sea
Til my lover left me
Blue was just a bluebird in a tree
Til he said "Forget me."
Blue always made me think of summer
Cloudless summer skies so fresh and warm
But now the blue I see is more like winter
Winter skies with clouds about to storm
Blue was just the color of his eyes
Til he said "Goodbye, love."
Blue was just a ribbon for first prize
Til he said, "Don't cry, love."
And blues were only torch songs
Fashioned for impulsive ingénues
But now I know, too well I know
Too well I know the meaning of the blues