Zaz had red hair He didn't care He always laughed loud He wasn't proud Just a real easy guy Wouldn't tell a lie But then one day Zaz turned blue Zaz turned blue What were we supposed to do Yeah, Zaz turned blue What were we supposed to do When Zaz turned blue One night in the park For a lark Zaz let Steve Brown Fool around Steve squeezed his neck Figure what the heck But Zaz hit the ground He was down Oh, Zaz turned blue What were we supposed to do Yeah, Zaz turned blue What were we supposed to do When Zaz turned blue After high school Zaz was cool He worked on cars And went to bars And then one day He went away And became a marine At the age of eighteen But he didn't want to fight Didn't do it out of spite And he didn't want to die No, he didn't want to die And he seemed kind of strange Could it be that he changed On that night in the park When he fainted in the dark Zaz didn't die Lucky guy There were no parades How the glory fades Now he shoots lots of pool And as a rule Wears a silly grin On his chin It all started when Zaz turned blue What were we supposed to do Yeah, when Zaz turned blue What were we supposed to do When Zaz turned blue