"Behind Blue Eyes" lyrics

"Behind Blue Eyes"

No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes

No one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated
To telling only lies

But my dreams
They aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be

I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

No one knows what it's like
To feel these feelings
Like I do
And I blame you

No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through

But my dreams
They aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be

I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

When my fist clenches, crack it open
Before I use it and lose my cool
When I smile, tell me some bad news
Before I laugh and act like a fool

And if I swallow anything evil
Put your finger down my throat
And if I shiver, please give me a blanket
Keep me warm, let me wear your coat

No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes


Writer(s): Peter Dennis Townshend
album: "Who's Next" (1971)
The Who - Who's Next album cover
Pure And Easy
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Baby Don't You Do It
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Naked Eye
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Water
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Too Much Of Anything
(Reissue Bonus Track)
I Don't Even Know Myself
(Reissue Bonus Track)
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