Brown To Blue

Lyrics

We stood there in the courthouse room so close but far apart

You brought along the lawyer and I brought a broken heart

The judge pronounced the words the way you wanted him to do

That changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

I couldn't help my tears from falling on the courtroom floor

My love, they took away my right to love you anymore

My world just seemed to stop as I stood there so close to you

You changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

The judge forgot to tell me how I'd live my life alone

What I would do without you after loving you so long

He didn't seem to care that I'm still in love with you

You changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

I couldn't help my tears from falling on the courtroom floor

My love, they took away my right to love you anymore

My world just seemed to stop as I stood there so close to you

You changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

Credits

• Written by: George Jones, Virginia Franks and Johnny "Country" Mathis
• Produced by: Billy Sherrill
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Tommy Millar - fiddle

John McFee - guitar

Nashville Edition - background vocals

Discography

Albums:

• Almost Blue, 1981
• Almost Blue (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
• Almost Blue (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2004
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Singles:

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Collections:

• Album Name, Year
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Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Also recorded by:

• George Jones, on Trouble In Mind, 1965
• Zal Yanovsky, on Alive And Well In Argentina, 1971

Bootlegs

• 1981-12-31 - A New Year For The Roses
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