Story Behind The Song
An older, wiser man looks back at the lost love of his life back in
his happy youth, whom he betrayed. Travelling back to the scene of the same
romance after many years away, he dreams of the idyllic blue skies of the
past.
Song Description
A poignant ballad ideal for a lived-in voice with
yearning and character. The song has a gentle country rhythm and lyrics
regretting a lost era of happiness, romance and love. A rousing, poignant
chorus and the universal image of blue skies makes the song ideal for
cinematic visuals.
| Song Length |
3:29 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Blues - Country |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Sky, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Willie Nelson, James Taylor |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Blue skies are over my shoulder
Blue skies are back in the past
Far from the troubles I carried your way
Blue skies may never come back
Once there were days that were golden
Both of us sure it could last
Once we were lying in clover
How could we let it all pass?
Blue skies as blue as your blue eyes
Shining and clear as the sea
Each time they look, they divine what is true
Truth from the false heart of me
Once there were days that were golden
Both of us sure it could last
Once we were lying in clover
How could we let it all pass?
Blue skies are waiting to greet me
Blue skies are waiting ahead
Back to a well-trodden path that I know
But down falls the rain on my head