1. (WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO) BLACK AND BLUE LYRICS By: Tiffany Light, Morgan Leiferman, And Brooke Wiest

2. Lyrics Old empty bed...springs hard as lead Feel like ol’ Ned...wished I was dead What did I do...to be so black and blue Even the mouse...ran from my house They laugh at you...and scorn you too What did I do...to be so black and blue I'm white...inside...but, that don't help my case ’cause I...can't hide...what is in my face (jazzman sounds) How would it end...ain't got a friend My only sin...is in my skin What did I do...to be so black and blue (instrumental break) How would it end...ain't got a friend My only sin...is in my skin What did I do...to be so black and blue

3. What does this mean? First Stanza! Old empty bed...springs hard as lead Feel like ol’ Ned...wished I was dead What did I do...to be so black and blue This stanza is explaining the bed is old and bare. He wishes he was dead because he is lonely. He is wondering what he did to become so black and blue and hurt and lonely. Meaning

4. What does this mean? Second Stanza! Even the mouse...ran from my house They laugh at you...and scorn you too What did I do...to be so black and blue Meaning People are scared of him. They make of him also! He is wondering what he did to become so lonely, and hurtful.

5. What does this mean? Third Stanza! I'm white...inside...but, that don't help my case ’cause I...can't hide...what is in my face Meaning He is saying he is the same as everyone else and just because he is black doesn’t mean isn’t the same as everyone else.

6. What does this mean? Fourth Stanza! How would it end...ain't got a friend My only sin...is in my skin What did I do...to be so black and blue Meaning He is sad that he has no friends. His only sin is his skin like he is sorry that he is black and doesn’t blend in with anyone else.

7. What does this mean? Fifth Stanza! How would it end...ain't got a friend My only sin...is in my skin What did I do...to be so black and blue Meaning He is sad that he has no friends. His only sin is his skin like he is sorry that he is black and doesn’t blend in with anyone else.