Lyrics to
Sky Blues

This version of Sky Blues was released by Reo Speedwagon in 1974.

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I was sittin’ on a plane, I was lookin’ at the dreary day
I saw somebody, she was sittin’ just an aisle away
She was a first class lady, and I knew that she looked refined
My heart started thumpin’ louder than the engine whine
I got the sky blues– I’m up in the air
Runnin’ from a lady who just don’t care
And all I wanna do is get down to earth with you
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, I got the sky blues
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, I got the sky blues

Well, I sat down beside her and I told her I was feeling blue
I said, “My girl don’t want me and it’s breaking my heart in two”
Well I felt so bad that I didn’t even stick around. I said,
“We may be flying but heart’s draggin’ on the ground.”

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About Lyrics and Sky Blues by Reo Speedwagon

The lyrics for Sky Blues are defined as the words making up the song released by Reo Speedwagon in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Sky Blues have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Reo Speedwagon and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Sky Blues by Reo Speedwagon if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Sky Blues" means the words set to the music of Sky Blues, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Reo Speedwagon. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Sky Blues and the lyrics to Sky Blues are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Reo Speedwagon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sky Blues, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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