The Meaning of the Blues

Blue was just the color of the sea

'Til my lover left me

Blue was just a blue bird in a tree

'Til he said "forget me"

Blue always made me think of summer

Cloudless summer skies so fresh and warm

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 you cry love"

And blues were only toward somes

Fashioned for impulsive engineer

But now I know too well

I know too well

I know the meaning of the blues