Color Of The Blues
George Jones Lyrics

Up above me are the skies like the twinkle in your eyes
The singer sees the skies above him and they remind him of the twinkle in his loved one's eyes.

These things are the color of the blues
The singer associates the skies and his loved one's eyes with the color blue, which represents his feelings of sadness and loneliness.

In the mail your letter came, the ink and paper looked the same
The singer received a letter from his loved one, but the ink and paper were the same color blue, adding to his feelings of sadness and heartache.

Blue must be the color of the blues
The artist concludes that blue is the color that represents his feelings of sadness and heartache caused by his loved one's absence.

Bluebird sitting in the tree seems to sympathize with me
The artist sees a bluebird in a tree and feels that it shares his feelings of sadness and loneliness.

For he's not singing like he used to do
The singer notices that the bluebird is not singing as it did before, reinforcing his belief that the color blue represents sadness and loneliness.

The pretty waters in the sea feel as cold as you left me
The singer sees the ocean and feels that it is as cold and lonely as he feels after being left by his loved one.

Yes, blue must be the color of the blues
The artist reaffirms that blue is the color that represents his feelings of sadness and heartache from being left by his loved one.

There's a rainbow overhead with more blue than gold and red
The artist sees a rainbow with more blue than other colors, highlighting his belief that blue represents sadness and loneliness.

Blue must be the color angels choose
The artist imagines that angels would also choose the color blue to represent sadness and loneliness.

A blue dress you proudly wore when you left to return no more
The singer remembers that his loved one wore a blue dress when she left and never returned, reinforcing his belief that blue represents his feelings of sadness and heartache.

Blue must be the color of the blues
The artist repeats his conclusion that blue is the color that represents his feelings of sadness and heartache caused by his loved one's absence.

Blue days come and blue days go, how I feel nobody knows
The singer feels that he is alone in his sadness and that nobody truly understands how he feels.

Life is mighty empty without you
The singer expresses how empty his life feels without his loved one.

There's a blue note in each song that I sing since you are gone
The singer hears a blue note in every song he sings, reflecting his feelings of sadness and loneliness since his loved one left.

Yes, blue must be the color of the blues
The artist repeats his belief that blue is the color that represents his feelings of sadness and heartache caused by his loved one's absence.