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 sky, 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, dear"

Blue was just a ribbon for first prize

'Til he said, "Don't cry alone"

And blues were only torch source

Fashion for impossible genius

But now I know

Too well, I know

Too well, I know the meaning of the blue