I’ve Got The Blues, Greens And Reds

I’ve Got The Blues, Greens And Reds
by John Forster & Tom Chapin
© 1992 Limousine Music Co. & The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)

I got the blues. I got the blues.
I got the something’s wrong
With everything I do’s.
We’re jumping on our parents’ bed
And (Crack) we break the frame,
My brother gets the sympathy
And I get all the blame.
I’m blue. I’m blue. I’m blue.
I got the nothing’s fair, anywhere,
Plunging into deep despair blues.

I got the greens. I got the greens.
I got the greenest jealousy you ever seens.
Today my brother got
The greatest bike in history.
Plus everybody likes him more
Than they like me.
And I’m green. I’m green. I’m green.
I got those jealous of the little brat,
I wish I had a bike like that greens.
I go up. I go down. I go every which way
As the feelings I feel color my day.

I got the reds. I got the reds.
I got those I’m so mad
That steam comes out my heads.
This time I’ve really had it,
My brother’s run amok.
He took my favorite skateboard
And he sold it for a buck.
And I’m red. I’m red. I’m red.
I got the madder than I’ve ever been,
I’d really like to throttle him reds.

I got the yellows. I got the yellows.
I got the scared to death
Of the kid who broke my cellos.
This kid was 6 feet tall and over 6 feet wide
And if I hadn’t run away
I surely would have died.
I’m yellow. I’m yellow. I admit it, I’m yellow.
I got those time to swallow all your pride,
Grab your stuff and run and hide yellows.
I go up. I go down. I go every which way
As the feelings I feel color my day.
The feelings I feel color my day.

This song appears on Tom Chapin's Billy The Squid CD.

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