'Twas a lovely night in gay Paree br The stagelight was beating on him and me br He took my heart and spoke so well br And told me things no one else could tell br But far away in a barren tree br The birds sang the blues in a minor key br br He was a lonely tramp in the world of rhyme br With words that caught me just in time br I gave him my body I gave him my soul br In front of the stage I played my role br But far away in a barren tree br The birds sang the blues in a minor key br br The chimes of freedom rang that night br And stars in heaven were shining bright br The songs he sang were like ice and fire br Leading me through the bush and brier br But far away in a barren tree br The birds sang the blues in a minor key br br Behind his mask and behind his name br He left the stage with nothin' to claim br Like a shooting star in the empty skies br Our love was done without any ties br And far away in a barren tree br The birds sang the blues in a minor key br br And far away in a barren tree br The birds sang the blues in a minor key.... br br Copyright © 2011 Göran Gustafsson.