The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky
I find it hard to breathe
As life just eats away
At the faces that surround me
They look tired today
The lady at my table
Doesn´t want me here
I just want to talk to her
But would she laugh at my accent
And make fun of me
Oh, it doesn´t seem like this
Blue sky´s here for me
There are no girls in here
As far as I can see
Only pin-up posters
Looking down at me
Watching papercups of coffee
Growing cold before my eyes
All the things I see
That make me realize
I´m in this big world without you
Nothing to my name
Oh, I never knew that
Blue sky meant such pain
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky
I´m dying to be different
In the coffee shop
I´ve lived on borrowed strength
Now my supplies are cut
Though I´m older than my looks
And older than my years
I´m too young to take on
My deepest fears
Oh, I used to be confused
But now I just don´t know
Since you left I´ve been watching
Blue skies come and go
(Blue sky)
Since you left I´ve been watching
Blue skies come and go
(Blue sky)
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky
I find it hard to breathe
As life just eats away
At the faces that surround me
They look tired today
The lady at my table
Doesn´t want me here
I just want to talk to her
But would she laugh at my accent
And make fun of me
Oh, it doesn´t seem like this
Blue sky´s here for me
There are no girls in here
As far as I can see
Only pin-up posters
Looking down at me
Watching papercups of coffee
Growing cold before my eyes
All the things I see
That make me realize
I´m in this big world without you
Nothing to my name
Oh, I never knew that
Blue sky meant such pain
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky (blue sky)
The blue sky
I´m dying to be different
In the coffee shop
I´ve lived on borrowed strength
Now my supplies are cut
Though I´m older than my looks
And older than my years
I´m too young to take on
My deepest fears
Oh, I used to be confused
But now I just don´t know
Since you left I´ve been watching
Blue skies come and go
(Blue sky)
Since you left I´ve been watching
Blue skies come and go
(Blue sky)
Lyrics submitted by digitalmanMKII, edited by DMC12
The Blue Sky Lyrics as written by Wojciech Wisniewski Jakub Klis
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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He sits at a table across from a beautiful girl, but he's too intimidated to talk to her, at the very least because he's afraid she'll think he sounds funny since he speaks with an accent.
The restaurant he's in obviously has shared tables and is typically a pick-up joint, but all he can see are gorgeous women - in his opinion too gorgeous for him to approach - so he just sits and drinks cup after cup of coffee (or something).
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@traincollector fantastic interpretation. I would only add that maybe Blue Sky was just a way to indicate his sadness through a cold blue-colored winter sky.