[Intro – Soft strings & organ swell] (Clara Jean, softly) Mmm… when the night… turns blue… (Darlene & Lottie, gently echo) When the night turns blue… [Verse 1] Every shadow on my wall, Looks like your face, smilin’ tall. Every whisper through the trees, Feels like your breath, callin’ me. I keep reachin’ out for somethin’ gone, But the daylight don’t last long— When the sun goes down, and the stars shine through, That’s when the night turns blue. [Chorus] (Lead: Clara Jean) When the night turns blue, My heart remembers you. (Backups: Darlene & Lottie) Ooooh, remember you… (Lead) No matter what I do, I can’t shake the truth. (All) When the night turns blue… I still love you. [Verse 2] We had dreams that burned so bright, Like city lights on a summer night. But the flame went out too soon, Now I’m just a girl with an empty room. I tell myself I’ll be just fine, But love don’t fade with time— When the silence sings, and the tears shine through, That’s when the night turns blue. [Chorus – Full Harmony] When the night turns blue, My heart remembers you. No matter what I do, I can’t shake the truth. When the night turns blue… I still love you. [Bridge – Gospel-style build-up] (Clara Jean): I keep prayin’ you’ll come back someday, (Backups): Come back someday! (Clara Jean): But love like ours don’t fade away… (Backups): No, no, no, no way! (Clara Jean): So when that moonlight fills the room, I feel the ache of your perfume… [Final Chorus – Key change, soaring strings] When the night turns blue, My heart calls out to you. Though the world’s moved on, I can’t be through. When the night turns blue… Oh, baby, I still love you. [Outro – Fade, with layered harmonies] (Ad libs) “When the night turns blue…” “Ooooh… I still love you…” “When the night turns blue…” “Still love you…”
