Feelin' light and low

Like nothin I've felt before

My woman is black, but now she's blue

And I'm wonderin just what to do

(The day is new)



A motor-city love affair

In the heat of the night

A woman dark and debonair

Too hard to resist

The moment you've kissed



Feelin' good, feelin' down

Repercussions of a heavy heart

(Torn apart)



The summer night is hot

But soon turns cold

Like a winter's song

(When something's wrong)



Oh lady black! Please don't be blue

Wash the midnight with the morning dew

(The day is new)