The Meaning of the Blues Songtext
von Carmen McRae

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