Williams, Lucinda - Blue Lyrics

There's very few songs that can move a gnarly old bastard like me to tears, but this one certainly does!

...a touch of blue glistening down her back....

Passion is passion, no matter its source.
We all love you, Lucinda, for that journey you've shared with us.
Cheers from Minnesota, Jon

Go find a jukebox
And see what a quarter will do
I don't want to talk
I just want to go back to blue
Feeds me when I'm hungry
And quenches my thirst
Loves me when I'm lonely
And thinks of me first
Blue is the color of night
When the red sound disappears from the sky
Raven feathers shiny and black
A touch of blue glistening down her back
We don't talk about heaven
And we don't talk about hell
We've come to depend on
One another so damn well
So go to confession
Whatever gets you through
You can count your blessings
I'll just count on blue

Raven feathers, raven feathers...

I luv it!

I love playing Lucinda when I'm driving in my truck alone.

My favorite

How can I get the CASE HISTORIES sound track ?? I love it.

K....that made me cry.....she is so talented!

those breaks and trembles in her voice indicate someone who has been through the mill. Many times.

First line is brilliant.

Nothing stops me in my tracks like Ms Williams...

This song is stunning.

I have a song that I wrote because of this.
Love you Lucinda...

Listen/Hear:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aBXN9TaeFQQ

One of the best songs x

looking for a song about Bob wire?

concrete and barbed wire

I know that one

BLUE... my favorite color!!!!!! My son's eyes were blue... I often feel blue. This song is on my top ten

The scratchy sounding undercurrent reminiscent of olden days LPs is very soothing and bloooooooo indeed.

her voice is perfect, the song amazing but lyrics could have been a little bit richer
Go find a jukebox
And see what a quarter will do
I don't want to talk
I just want to go back to blue

Feeds me when I'm hungry
And quenches my thirst
Loves me when I'm lonely
And thinks of me first

Blue is the color of night
When the red sound disappears from the sky

Raven feathers shiny and black
A touch of blue glistening down her back

We don't talk about heaven
And we don't talk about hell
We've come to depend on
One another so damn well

So go to confession
Whatever gets you through
You can count your blessings
I'll just count on blue

This gal has rescued many a masterpiece from obscurity, Thanks Lucinda & Shadow.

beautiful video very nice thanks

Wonderful song. Wonderful video. Appreciate the time you have taken. One of my favourite songwriters and singers.

beautiful song

This song brings great memories!!!!

Where is this version from its not the same as the one on Essence and its got some very pretty guitar work? Is Essence the best CD ever made? Just maybe.

the best female singer songwriter ever

I just count on you.

I am counting my blessings of which you are one. Shall we leave it to the fate of the coin?

Beautiful!

Blessed

love this song.

so beautiful ...

maravillosa

Lucinda is so under-rated.
Massive tallent. 

She's not underrated...She's a boss of Americana.

So true. I love her music

Oops! Was that an over share?

Go for it, girl!

Karen Harris . Never....

No you are good

This song makes me want to cry a little, but mostly it makes me want to Feel! Makes me hungry to try again. ...

Me too :D

@Karen Harris 

Tive curiosidade pq tambem me chamo Lucinda e ...gostei Mt obrigada , Lucinda

Wonderful song! Thank You for the upload :)

Beautiful! Nice Video! I think this Demo version is even better than the recorded one on the Essence album & I really love that one too!

she's good

Love this song, love Roosbeef btw

This one of 10 Great Songs to Listen to When You're Stressed...and who has not been stressed a few, okay a lot of times?

I love this music! been listing to Lucinda for 20 years in Australia.

A hauntingly vulnerable vocal by Lucinda. If this don't move you, nothing else will.

@blaqkroseimmortal SInce it's just her and her guitar it is most likely her demo for the label. She writes at her kitchen table. There's a whole disc of all the demos in Deluxe Edition of Blessed and the vinyl comes with CD and Demos Disc.

@jadestephens76 -Far out man,I have bought this one 5 times because I keep getting drunk and then crying and then guess what? Lose it man,get it? Have had to buy 3 Car wheels on a gravel road! Insane or what? Beautiful voice,just great!

That's funny!! She kills me sober so too much drunk!

Beautiful voice on this one! Love all her stuff! Amazing how many people have never heard of her? I remedy that real quick!

Sweet voice,sweet song,sweet lady

This song by itself is clear proof that Time Magazine's naming Lucinda Williams best songwriter in 2002 was well-deserved. It is also one of those relatively rare instances (like Astrud Gilberto's "Girl From Ipanema" & Devil Doll's "Bourbon In Your Eyes") where the voice perfectly matches the song, creating a synergism where the sum is greater than the parts.

Thanks x

sounds to me like this version is missing the orchestration during the chorus?

These pictures are breathtaking. Can you imagine our lives without ALL of the beautiful things God has provided/created for us. (Sigh) I can't.

beautiful

love this song....love the album Essence.

Can't get over how beautiful this song is.

great song - video sucks though - doesn't fit ...

Fabulous.
i´am really speechless

One of her best !! thanks for posting...good audio

My favorite Lucinda Williams song - thank you for posting it.

does anyone know where to find the version she did with Elvis Costello?

Hi I now have the CD.. This was a live-in studio recording from KGSR Radio Austin, TX March 15,2001. It was a special promo CD. Beautiful version.

I have listened to Essence so many times and I know what you mean, I happened across this version by chance :)
XxXx.

I limewired it ^^ I'm sorry thats all the help I can give you from there on :P.
XxXx.

Hi. Can you be more specific where you found this version? The guitars sound different from the original recording. Sounds like some studio version with Doug Pettibone on the tour in 2006.
It's a beautifull song and thanks for uploading it.
lwj

It's on the album Essence ^^.

Hi
What is the origin of this great version of Blue? Where did you find it?
Thanks
lwj

I miss you bbg

yes ... what can you do but quote the lyrics of this amazing song? absolute SADNESS ... I have been there and thank Lucinda for putting my own despair into words ...

Achingly beautiful.

thank you sinsilverpiano(cool handle by the way).

Tha't a perfect comment. Couldn't have said it better myself. God bless you

lucinda is sort of like the female counterpart to say...steve earle. She is just wicked,and has been for many years,a staple in my musical diet.This song is special. Her voice cracks,and you can hear the real heartache in it.
God bless her,and those who love her.

I don't wanna talk I just wanna go back to blue
Feeds me when I'm hungry
quenches my thirst
Loves me when I'm lonely
thinks of me first
Blue is the color of night
When the red sun
Disappears from the sky
Raven feathers shiny and black
A touch of blue glistening down her back
We don't talk about heaven, we don't talk about hell
We come to depend on one another so damn well
So go to confession whatever gets you through
You can count your blessings I'll just count on blue

Thank you :D
XxXx.

Very true, music isn't made by man it's embraced by man.
XxXx.

The power of song on our emotions is an amazing gift, both for the musician and the listener.

Oh hun Im sorry to hear that, I hope you're ok.
XxXx.

Thank you so much for commenting, this song really gives me hope in the world.
XxXx.

:D :D Lol, I thought I would but no singed bedsheets as of yet XD XD
XxXx.

Hello;

I'm your mums' friend, gazork123. Pretty song, nice job on the video. If I tried to put together something like this, I'd probably burn the house down.....hahaha!

That's funny because I live in Santa Fe NM, and she comes in concert here quite a lot for being a smaller town. But I still hadn't heard of her until a friend of mine from out of town introduced me to her music. She is an incredible musician.

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Thank you so much!! None of my friends know who she is so it's geat to find other people who know her. I should be uploading another of her songs soon.
You comment made me well up with happiness XD
Thanks again!!
XxXx.

blaqkroseimmortal, this doesn't sound like the original cut. It sounds better, and I love the original, but this one... the emotion feels raw, her voice sounds like something beyond what could otherwise be called merely extraordinary. Thank you. Thank you so much for posting this.

it is, it makes me happy ^.^ ^.^
XxXx.
Shadow.
XxXx.

Awesome song!

aww, thank you. Im not sure what ill do next, but ill try and make it nice. Is there a song ud like?

erm no worrys but you know i made it right and dawns my mum.
XxXx