New York City, I just woke up
I feel as small as the grains in my coffee cup
Holes right through my confidence
Holes right through my jeans
I'd be better off in the Southern States
Looking up at the Empire State
A man picked me up and called me "buddy"
But he wouldn't spare a dime
Was I blue? Bluer than anything, yeah
Was I blue? Bluer than B.B. King
That night the rain came falling
I was shivering, I was wet
Another night of broken dreams
A night I would forget, uh
Wasn't always like this, babe
Remember when I first fell in love
She didn't treat me like a fool
One day when this is over
And they ask me what I done
I'll say I didn't have a clue
To any train that went my way
Anyone who helped me then
Was I blue? Didn't have a clue, oh no
Was I blue? Didn't know what to do
Some people think life's just a trick
But we're struggling through the game
No one ever told me all the rules
Well, I guess you're just the same
They say we learn by our mistakes
Well, I'm still making mine
I know it's gonna change some day
Was I blue? Didn't know what to do
Was I blue, blue, blue, blue, blue? Bluer than the deep blue sea
Blue, ah, no one bluer than me