The Meaning Of The Blues

	  		

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Blue was just the color of the sea  
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Til   my lover left me 
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Blue was just a bluebird in a tree  
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Til he said "Forget me." 
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Blue always made me think of summer, 
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Cloudless summer skies so fresh and warm 
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But now the blue I see is more like winter 
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Winter skies with clouds about to storm 
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Blue was just the color of his eyes 
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Til he said "Goodbye, love." 
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Blue was just a ribbon for first prize 
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Til he said, "Don't cry, love." 
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And blues were only torch songs 
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Fashioned for impulsive ingénues 
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But now I know, too well I know 
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Too well I know the meaning of the blues.