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 Oh 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 a 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 of the blues Blue was just the color of his eyes. 'Til he said "goodbye love" Blue was just a ribbon for a 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 of the blues