Story Behind The Song
Gaines wrote the chorus lyrics and music while attending UW-Stevens Point--about a relationship. Wagoner wrote the scat-style vocal lyrics and melody in the middle section several years later.
Song Description
A short picture of wistful regret and memories, bedded in a hopeful-sounding melody.
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Jazz - Swing, Jazz - Lounge |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Composed |
Subject |
Loneliness, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Anita Baker, Harry Connick Jr. |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1950 - 1959 |
| |
Lyrics
Feelin down, so I wrote this song for you
Feelin down, but don't let that make you blue
And as you go, you may not remember me
Feelin down, so I wrote this song for you
Do you remember New Orleans, it was in the spring of the year
We were in love, or so we thought, we caught all the sights and the sounds
We were a pair unseparable 'til that fateful autumn afternoon
When I discovered the note upon your dresser, my dear
And now here I sit in this little bistro sipping cappucino
Longing again for the sweet sound of your breath in my ear
These tears will fall, and then I'll find myself again
I'm so blue