Am I Blue?

The speaker is heartbroken after a relationship ends. At first, she asks whether she seems sad, pointing to her tears as an obvious answer. She then remembers being her partner’s only love and contrasts that happier past with her present loneliness. The repeated question gives the song a plaintive, almost conversational feeling.

“Blue” means sad here, not a color: asking “Am I blue?” is a way of asking whether her grief is visible. “Each plan with my man / Done fell through” suggests that hopes they shared have failed along with the relationship. The word “gay” in “Was I gay ’til today?” means happy or carefree in this older usage; it is contrasted with the sadness that began when he left.

The song presents the breakup as a sudden change from belonging to being alone, though it gives few details about what happened. The repeated question may sound as if she wants another person to recognize her pain, or as if she is trying to name it for herself. Her directness makes the emotion clear, while the phrasing leaves room for a mix of sadness, disbelief, and perhaps a little bitter humor.