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