It All Belongs to Me
Frank Trumbauer and His Orchestra Lyrics
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A starry summer sky,
A laughing you and I, alone.
It all comes back to me now,
A sea of midnight blue,
Your face uplifted to my own.
We called it a thrill of the moment,
We didn't know what the glow meant,
We never dreamed it might be love.
It all comes back to me now,
The love I threw away,
And now each lonely night I pray,
That it will all come back to me someday.
In the song "It All Belongs to Me," Frank Trumbauer and His Orchestra reminisce about a past romantic relationship that ended. The opening lines are a nostalgic recollection of a beautiful moment shared under a starry summer sky with a now-absent partner, vividly describing the setting as "a sea of midnight blue" with the partner's face "uplifted to [the singer's] own." The first verse is a wistful remembrance of the innocence and joy of that shared moment.
The second verse commemorates the couple's naivety at the time, painting a picture of two young lovers swept up in the passion of the moment and blissfully ignorant of the true depth of their feelings. They "called it a thrill of the moment" and "blamed the moon up above," never imagining that their dalliance could evolve into something more significant. The singer ultimately regrets the choices that led to the loss of this love and longs for a chance to recapture those feelings. The song concludes with the bittersweet hope that the memories of the past will return and bring back what was lost.
Line by Line Meaning
It all comes back to me now
I am remembering everything clearly now
A starry summer sky
When we were together under the stars in the summertime
A laughing you and I, alone
When we were happy and enjoying each other's company, just the two of us
A sea of midnight blue
The dark blue color of the ocean, which we may have seen together
Your face uplifted to my own
When you looked up at me and I saw your face
We called it a thrill of the moment
We thought it was just a short-lived excitement
And blamed the moon up above
We attributed our feelings to the moon's effect on us
We didn't know what the glow meant
We didn't understand the feeling we were experiencing
We never dreamed it might be love
We didn't consider that our emotions could be love
The love I threw away
The opportunity for love that I didn't pursue or appreciate
And now each lonely night I pray
Each night that I am alone, I hope and wish for something that may not come back
That it will all come back to me someday
That the love and happiness I had before will return to me in the future
Lyrics © DELLA BLUE MUSIC LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEX C. KRAMER, HY ZARET, JOAN WHITNEY
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@KCWeapon
My name is Tyler Trumbauer. Frankie was my great grandfather. This makes me happy! Thank you!
@nickdellow6073
Very pleased and thanks for your comment. Do you have any original photos of your great grandfather?
@KCWeapon
Nick Dellow A lot of music/photos/items that belonged to Frankie are now kept here in Kansas City at the UMKC school of music. My family has been sending them almost everything we have so they can preserve it forever. I believe it’s all public...or will be at some point.
@nickdellow6073
@@KCWeapon Thanks - very glad that everything is being preserved for future generations. I do recall seeing some early photos of Frank at the UMKC website, and also Bennie Moten and Count Basie, etc.
@TheBlueThird
Your great Grandfather will always have a place in jazz. May he rest in peace. I was always sadden about how sad he was when Bixie died...
@muxant_academy
your grandfather is legend of jazz music history.
@lesterwyoung
I don't think Eddie Lang has got enough credit for the amazing part he plays throughout this recording.
@gregoryphillips760
Lester Young brought me here. ‘Prez’ is my favorite saxophonist and I can definitely hear some of the elements in Frankie’s playing that influenced him.
@jonathanmerrill8088
My father was heavily into Dixieland when he was in college, and he considered this record to be the best recording ever made
@lesterwyoung
I would more and more be tending to agree with your father.