Lovers see the world through an old, red wine

All the sounds of the blues, just disappear

With a light like yours beside me

It's been an old, old red wine year



And just how many times did I watch you smile

And how long has it been

Since my eyes, in tender desperation

Gathered every memory, every scene



And Ah! Last summer on the beach your legs were brown as pecan stains

And how, with dripping faces we would skid to shelter in the pouring rain

But if the game's so low and painful

And if every moment brings no peace

It's just a shame to play



Now in the end there's the long road home

And the party's so dry, without you

Oh my lady, if you have to leave me

Please don't leave me sober, leave me blue