Diana Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Ca… Read Full Bio ↴Diana Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (on November 16, 1964). She began learning the piano at the age of four. In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. At the age of fifteen, she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants. She also spent some time in Toronto studying with Canadian Jazz great, Don Thompson (Bass/Piano) and with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts she moved to the U.S to continue studies and develop her career.

Her playing attracted the attention of bass player Ray Brown, who brought her into touch with influential teachers and producers. At the age of seventeen, she won a scholarship from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After three terms she moved to Los Angeles to study with Jimmy Rowles, with whom she also began to sing. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York. She is married to British musician Elvis Costello.

I've Changed My Address
Diana Krall Lyrics

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An invitation came my way
Knowing it's dangerous to follow
That girl in her Sunday suit
Would have forbidden it
But since those days
I've changed my address

I sit alone and drink it in

Practicing blowing up smoke rings
I learned of the sadness
The beauty and bitterness
But since those days
I've changed everything

And sometimes they would light it up
I ran my hands down silent keys
For secrets like these
And ever since
They turn up on my fingerprints

I'm driving back across the bridge
Red light is hitting the rear view
And he'll wonder whether
Blonde hair cascades on black leather
Since then I've changed my address

Accessory after the fact
I walked back in where I started
The bar plays the sports news
To drown out the old ghosts that I knew
Oh well, I've changed my address

And as I departed

I only took what I needed
I guess I've changed my address

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Diana Krall's song "I've Changed My Address" tell a story of a woman who has left her past behind and started a new life. The first verse describes her receiving an invitation which she knows is dangerous to follow. The Sunday suit girl would have forbidden it, but the singer has changed her address since then.

In the second verse, the woman is alone, practicing blowing smoke rings and reflecting on the sadness, beauty, and bitterness she has encountered in life. She has changed everything since those days, and the secrets she's learned now show up on her fingerprints. The third verse mentions the woman driving back across a bridge, and a man will wonder if blonde hair cascades on black leather. But the woman has changed her address since then.

The fourth and final verse speaks of the woman walking back into where she started, with the sports news playing in the bar to drown out the old ghosts she knew. As she departs, she only takes what she needs, and the song concludes with the acknowledgment that she has changed her address.

Line by Line Meaning

An invitation came my way
Someone asked me to do something

Knowing it's dangerous to follow
I understand that this could be risky

That girl in her Sunday suit
There was someone who would have disapproved

Would have forbidden it
She would have said 'no'

But since those days
Things have changed

I've changed my address
I've moved on to a different place and situation

I sit alone and drink it in
I'm alone and reflecting on things

Practicing blowing up smoke rings
I'm doing something to pass the time and entertain myself

I learned of the sadness
I've experienced difficult emotions

The beauty and bitterness
I've seen both the good and the bad in life

But since those days
Things have changed

I've changed everything
My life is different now

And sometimes they would light it up
People would light something

I ran my hands down silent keys
I played a musical instrument

For secrets like these
Because some things are private

And ever since
From that time forward

They turn up on my fingerprints
This is still a part of me

I'm driving back across the bridge
I'm on my way home

Red light is hitting the rear view
The traffic light is changing colors in my mirror

And he'll wonder whether
Someone might be curious about me

Blonde hair cascades on black leather
This is what I look like

Since then I've changed my address
I'm not the same person I used to be

Accessory after the fact
I helped someone else after they did something wrong

I walked back in where I started
I went back to where I began

The bar plays the sports news
The TV is showing the latest scores and updates

To drown out the old ghosts that I knew
I'm trying to forget about my past

Oh well, I've changed my address
That's just how it is now

And as I departed
As I left

I only took what I needed
I didn't take anything extra with me

I guess I've changed my address
I've moved on to something new

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DIANA JEAN KRALL, ELVIS COSTELLO

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