[Silence]
[Instrumental: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, whistle, upright-bass, sub-bass, organ, synth, percussion, drums]
[Intro]
Look up high
(Into the blue)
Ever wonder why
(What colors do?)
A little history
(A story that’s true)
A lasting kind of love
(Can be true blue)
[Verse 1]
Way back in England, long ago
There was a town that came to know
A special dye, a lasting hue
Coventry made a famous blue
[Chorus]
I looked to the sky
(Wondering why…)
They call it “true blue”?
(… I’m tellin’ you…)
I never knew
(It’s to dye)
… not to die
(No matter what I put you through…)
True blue
[Verse 2]
A promise made, a promise kept
Through all the tears and nights we’ve wept
When easy roads are out of sight
True blue stays through the darkest night
No fading when the hard times come
No turning when the day is done
Not just a word you say and do
It’s what remains that’s truly you
[Chorus]
I looked to the sky
(Wondering why…)
They call it “true blue”?
(… I’m tellin’ you…)
I never knew
(It’s to dye)
… not to die
(No matter what I put you through…)
True blue
Dye it deep
(Keep it bright)
Hold it fast
(Through the night)
Time can test
(What we do)
What stays true
(Is true blue)
Not a shade that disappears
Not a love that fades with years
Through the storms and all we do
I’ll be here…
(True blue!)
Blue skies…
(Blue eyes…)
Old ties…
(Still shine…)
No matter how the colors run
True blue holds on!
[Final Chorus]
I looked to the sky
(Wondering why…)
They call it “true blue”?
(… I’m tellin’ you…)
I never knew
(It’s to dye)
… not to die
(No matter what I put you through…)
True blue
I looked to the sky
(And now I see…)
A lasting love
(For you and me)
Throughout the storm
(Through all we do)
The color stays
(True blue!)
[Outro]
Coventry blue…
(That color stayed)
True blue…
(Never fades)
It’s to dye…
(Not to die)
True blue…
(True blue…)
No matter what I put you through…
(True blue.)
About the Song
📜 Origins of the Phrase
The idiom dates back to late medieval England and comes from the town of Coventry. Dye makers in Coventry produced a blue cloth using a specialized dyeing process that became famous because the color never faded or washed out. This led to the local proverb “as true as Coventry blue,” which eventually evolved into the idiom “true blue” to describe a person whose loyalty and character never fade, no matter the circumstances.
From the album “Vista“