"Restless Eyes" lyrics
"Restless Eyes"
We have a big house, with lots of gardens
And children playing in the school next door
These aren't the best times
These aren't the worst times
But these are my times
I never asked for more
There's always sunshine, and shiny weather
I like it just fine - he likes it better
And I don't know the name
Of the people right next door
But I can't complain
He could have had so much more
And he isn't you, and I'll never be
The one that he left behind
Each time we look in the mirror, I see
Those restless eyes when he finds
That I'm not the one he wanted
And he's not who I dreamed
Oh, those restless eyes
And restless me
And when the warm winds that surround me
Come raining down me on cold summer nights
He never asks me to surrender
And I remember that when I want to leave
And if my heart beats a touch too fast
And if my eyes blink, he doesn't ask
He lets us both pretend
It's the wind up from the shore
And I love him for it then
Like I never did before
And he isn't you, and I'll never be
The one that he left behind
Each time we look in the mirror, I see
Those restless eyes when he finds
That I'm not the one he wanted
And he's not who I dreamed
Oh, those restless eyes
And restless me
Writer(s): Janis Ian
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- Janis Ian Lyrics
album:
"Restless Eyes" (1981)
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