I Was Blue

New York City, I just woke up

Man I love this place

Feeling small as the grains in my coffee cup

And the egg upon my face

Holes right through my confidence

And holes right through my jeans

I'd be better off in a Southern State

Down in New Orleans

I was blue, bluer than anything

I was blue, bluer than B.B. King

That night the rain was falling

I was shivering, I was wet

Another night of broken dreams

A night I won't forget

Looking up at the Empire State

I nearly touched the sky

A man picked me up and he called me "buddy"

But he wouldn't spare a dime

I was blue, bluer than anything

I was blue, bluer than B.B. King

Yes I was blue, blue as the deep blue sea

I was blue, no one bluer than me

One day when this is over

And they ask me what I've done

Say I didn't have a clue

Too busy hanging on

To any train that went my way

Any passing truck

Anyone who helped me then

Well I don't give a fuck

'cos I'm blue, bluer than anything

Yes I'm blue, bluer than B.B. King

I'm still blue, blue as the deep blue sea

I'm still blue, no one bluer than me

Yes I'm still blue, blue as the deep blue sky

I'm still blue, there's no one bluer than I