A Darker Shade Of Blue

Sax men just get my motor purring You fall for 'em, and you love 'em! And the next thing you know They're borrowing money from you and spending it on other girls Then one morning, you wake up And all that's left behind is a couple of chipped reeds And a tube of toothpaste, all squeezed out But then I meet the next one And I'm lost all over again! I hear a trumpet singing And the moonlight fills the sky A trombone whispers softly And the clouds keep driftin' by But when a saxophone starts moaning Well, the moon drops out of view To bring a darker shade of blue I hear a piano twinklin' And the stars all fill the night A bassline starts a-climbin' To make sure the stars shine bright But when a saxophone starts crying That's when nighttime takes its cue To turn a darker shade of blue A ukulele strummin' Is a carefree kind of sound It smiles and makes me do the same But no one floats forever, yeah And when I hit the ground A tenor sax is who's to blame A violin will warm you From the dusk come to the dawn The drums are like a friend who I can always count upon Oh, but a sax is just a man That blows a kiss and then he's gone! Like a train that's only passing through That leaves you lonely at the station Called a darker shade of blue! Oh, yeah A sax is like a siren And it's one I know too well But still I never listen And every time I fall! Every time I fall! So keep the music playing From the heart and on the stand 'Cause life's a long hard road, yeah But it's better with a band! And when a saxophone starts wailing I pray someone lend a hand Before he breaks my aching heart in two The lesson I keep learning Is let the brass keep burning To keep the night from turning To a darker shade of blue!