St. Louis Blues
Heartbreak in St. Louis: A Bluesy Tale of Love's Departure
Lyrics
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
I dislike witnessing the sunset,
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
-'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town.
Because my beloved has left this town.
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
If my feelings tomorrow mirror today,
If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today,
-I'm gonna pack my trunk and make my getaway.
I'll pack my belongings and leave.
Oh, that St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings,
Referring to a woman from St. Louis with wealth,
She pulls my man around by her apron strings.
Who manipulates and controls my partner.
And if it wasn't for powder and her store-bought hair,
Criticizing her use of makeup and fake hair,
Oh, that man of mine wouldn't go nowhere.
Suggesting my partner wouldn't stray without these.
I got those St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be,
Expressing deep sadness, feeling extremely blue,
Oh, my man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Describing my partner as emotionally hardened,
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.
Speculating that this emotional distance led to separation.
I love my man like a schoolboy loves his pie,
Comparing my love for my partner to a schoolboy's love for a pie,
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his rocker and rye
And to a Kentucky colonel's love for his drink,
I'll love my man until the day I die, Lord, Lord.
Expressing unwavering love for my partner until death.
I got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be, Lord, Lord!
Reiterating deep sadness, feeling extremely blue,
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Reiterating that my partner's heart is hardened,
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me.
Repeating the speculation on the cause of separation.
I got those St. Louis blues, I got the blues, I got the blues, I got the blues,
Emphasizing the enduring blues I feel,
My man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea,
Repeating the description of my partner's hardened heart,
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me, Lord, Lord!
Reiterating the speculation on the cause of separation.
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