When there's a yellow moon above me They say there's moonbeams I should view But moonbeams being gold are something I can't behold 'Cause I was born to be blue When I met you the world was bright and sunny When you left the curtain fell I'd like to laugh but nothing strikes me funny Now my world's a faded pastel, oh well I guess I'm luckier than some folks I've known the thrill of lovin' you, lovin' you And that alone is more than I was created for 'Cause I was born to be blue When I met you the world was bright and sunny When you left the curtain fell I'd like to laugh but nothing strikes me funny Now my world's a faded pastel, oh well I guess I'm luckier than some folks I've known the thrill of lovin' you, lovin' you And that alone is more than I was created for 'Cause I was born to be blue