"The Meaning Of The Blues" lyrics

Blue was just the color of the sea
Till my lover left me
Blue was just a bluebird in a tree
Till she 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 her eyes
Till she said, "Goodbye, love"
Blue was just a ribbon for the first prize
Till she said, "Don't cry, love"

And blues were only torch songs
Fashioned for impulsive ingénues
But now I know, too well I know
Too well I know the meaning of the blues

And blues were only torch songs
Fashioned for impulsive ingénues
But now I know, too well I know
Too well I know the meaning of the blues
The blues, the blues