A Darker Shade Of Blue

Sax men just get my motor purring

You fall for 'em, and you love 'em!

And the next thing you know

They're borrowing money from you and spending it on other girls

Then one morning, you wake up

And all that's left behind is a couple of chipped reeds

And a tube of toothpaste, all squeezed out

But then I meet the next one

And I'm lost all over again!

I hear a trumpet singing

And the moonlight fills the sky

A trombone whispers softly

And the clouds keep driftin' by

But when a saxophone starts moaning

Well, the moon drops out of view

To bring a darker shade of blue

I hear a piano twinklin'

And the stars all fill the night

A bassline starts a-climbin'

To make sure the stars shine bright

But when a saxophone starts crying

That's when nighttime takes its cue

To turn a darker shade of blue

A ukulele strummin'

Is a carefree kind of sound

It smiles and makes me do the same

But no one floats forever, yeah

And when I hit the ground

A tenor sax is who's to blame

A violin will warm you

From the dusk come to the dawn

The drums are like a friend who

I can always count upon

Oh, but a sax is just a man

That blows a kiss and then he's gone!

Like a train that's only passing through

That leaves you lonely at the station

Called a darker shade of blue!

Oh, yeah

A sax is like a siren

And it's one I know too well

But still I never listen

And every time I fall!

Every time I fall!

So keep the music playing

From the heart and on the stand

'Cause life's a long hard road, yeah

But it's better with a band!

And when a saxophone starts wailing

I pray someone lend a hand

Before he breaks my aching heart in two