The Meaning of the Blues

Blue was just the colour 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 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 ingenues Now I know Too well I know Too well I know the meaning of The blues Blue was just the color of the sea 'Til my lover left me Blue was just a bluebird in the 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 cry love" And blues were only torch songs Fashioned for impulsive ingenues But now I know Too well I know Too well I know the meaning The meaning of the blues Too well I know the meaning of the blues The blue I see is more like winter Just the color of the sea 'Til my lover left me, dee dah Doo ba doo, ba doo ba, dee doo Too well I know the meaning of the blues Yeah Doo ba doo, ba doo ba, dee doo