Feelin' light and low

Like nothin i've felt before

My woman is black, but now she's blue

And i'm wonderin just what to do

(the day is new)



A motor-city love affair

In the heat of the night

A woman dark and debonair

Too hard to resist

The moment you've kissed



Feelin' good, feelin' down

Repercussions of a heavy heart

(torn apart)



The summer night is hot

But soon turns cold

Like a winter's song

(when something's wrong)



Oh lady black! please don't be blue

Wash the midnight with the morning dew

(the day is new)