Am I Blue
Alfredo And His Band Lyrics

Hello
Introduces the singer

I'm the guy who sits next to you
Speaker identifies his location and relationship to listener

And reads the newspaper over your shoulder
Speaker describes his action

Wait
Speaker requests a pause

Don't turn the page
Speaker gives specific instruction

I'm not finished
Speaker explains his request

Life is so uncertain
Speaker provides a general observation about life

Here I am
Speaker emphasizes his presence

Yes it's me
Speaker confirms his identity

Take my hand
Speaker extends an offer of physical contact

And you'll see
Speaker promises a result if listener accepts offer

All I want
Speaker expresses his desire

Girl is you
Speaker specifies his target

Given that true intellectual and emotional compatibility
Speaker introduces a hypothetical situation

Are at the very least difficult
Speaker states a fact about the hypothetical situation

If not impossible to come by
Speaker reinforces the difficulty of the hypothetical situation

We could always opt for the more temporal gratification
Speaker presents alternative choice

Of sheer physical attraction
Speaker describes the alternative choice

That wouldn't make you a shallow person
Speaker defends the alternative choice

Would it
Speaker poses a rhetorical question

If Ford is to Chevrolet
Speaker uses analogy to illustrate compatibility

What Dodge is to Chrysler
Speaker continues the analogy

What Corn Flakes are to Post Toasties
Speaker extends the analogy

What the clear blue sky is to the deep blue sea
Speaker strengthens the analogy with a contrast

What Hank Williams is to Neil Armstrong
Speaker completes the analogy with a juxtaposition

Can you doubt we were made for each other
Speaker uses the analogy to affirm compatibility

Look
Speaker directs listener's attention

I understand too little too late
Speaker admits a mistake

I realize there are things you say and do
Speaker acknowledges the listener's actions

You can never take back
Speaker reflects on the consequence of actions

But what would you be if you didn't even try
Speaker poses a philosophical question

You have to try
Speaker encourages action

So after a lot of thought
Speaker shares his thought process

I'd like to reconsider
Speaker desires a second chance

Please
Speaker makes a polite request

If it's not too late
Speaker acknowledges a sense of urgency

Make it a cheeseburger
Speaker adds a light-hearted, humorous tone to the request

All I want
Speaker reiterates his desire

Girl is you
Speaker restates his target