Blue Bedroom
Yearning Shadows: Echoes of Love Lost in Toby Keith's Blue Bedroom
Lyrics
Woke up this morning with day old coffee
Waking up with stale coffee from the previous day.
Smoked what was left of your cigarette
Smoking the remnants of a cigarette, likely left by the departed person.
Sit by the phone just in case you call me
Sitting by the phone, hoping for a call that hasn't come.
It ain't ringing yet
No call has been received yet.
You're probably half way to Albuquerque
Imagining the person's journey halfway to Albuquerque.
You'll hang a north up to Santa Fe
Anticipating the person's route to Santa Fe.
You'll never know just how much it hurt me
Expressing the emotional pain of seeing the person leave.
To watch you walk away
Witnessing the departure and the emotional impact.
From my blue bedroom
Describing the setting of the narrator's room.
I've got a sad and lonely view
Feeling sadness and loneliness from the view in the blue bedroom.
Of a melancholy moon
Noticing a melancholic moon, adding to the somber atmosphere.
My pillow smells like your perfume
The pillow retains the scent of the departed person's perfume.
Missing you in my blue bedroom
Expressing the feeling of missing the departed person in the blue bedroom.
You never told me why you were leaving
Wondering about the reasons behind the departure.
I guess you did what you had to do
Accepting that the person did what they felt was necessary.
If you find that love is what you're needing
Offering love and waiting for the person to realize it.
It's waiting here for you
Love is patiently waiting for the departed person.
From my blue bedroom
Reiterating the sadness and loneliness from the blue bedroom's perspective.
I've got a sad and lonely view
Reaffirming the melancholy view from the blue bedroom.
Of a melancholy moon
Highlighting the impact of the melancholic moon on the atmosphere.
My pillow smells like your perfume
Emphasizing the lingering scent of the departed person's perfume on the pillow.
Missing you in my blue bedroom
Expressing the ongoing feeling of missing the departed person.
You left a red dress, some purple shoes
Listing physical reminders of the departed person (red dress, purple shoes, silver comb).
That silver comb that you never used
Mentioning an unused silver comb left behind.
A yellow ribbon from your hair
Referring to a yellow ribbon as a remnant from the departed person's hair.
Baby you're still everywhere
Expressing the omnipresence of the departed person in the room.
In my blue bedroom
Reiterating the emotional connection in the blue bedroom.
In my blue bedroom
Stressing the continued impact of the blue bedroom on emotions.
I've got a sad and lonely view
Reaffirming the sad and lonely view in the blue bedroom.
Of a melancholy moon
Reiterating the influence of the melancholic moon in the blue bedroom.
My pillow smells like your perfume
Emphasizing the scent of the departed person's perfume on the pillow.
Missing you
Expressing the ongoing sense of missing the departed person.
I'm needing you
Acknowledging the emotional need for the departed person.
Baby I want you
Expressing a strong desire for the departed person's presence in the blue bedroom.
In my blue bedroom
Reiterating the emotional connection and desire for the departed person in the blue bedroom.
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