Once in a while You ask for a smile And what am I going to say?
My tears are real I like how they feel I like how they carry me away
Baby I’m warning you I’m happiest when I’m blue
Now I’m bleeding like watercolors Keep me dreaming in pale blues and greens Keep on running like watercolors Lead me back to the sea
I’m just a fool I talk out of school I do things I should not do
But I’m not ashamed It’s the way that I’m made I’m sorry but I’ll never change for you
At least I can tell the truth That I’m happiest when I’m blue
Now I’m bleeding like watercolors Keep me dreaming in pale blues and greens Keep on running like watercolors Lead me back to the sea
Nightshade and Opaline Blackbirds and faded dreams And I’m falling, falling down I keep falling, falling down
Baby I’m warning you I’m happiest when I’m blue When I’m blue
Now I’m bleeding like watercolors Keep me dreaming in pale blues and greens Keep on running like watercolors Wide and open and blue like the sea Always running like watercolors Ocean colors that bleed for me Keep on running like watercolors And lead me back to the sea Just lead me back to the sea