Song Description

Heart wrenching ballad about a down and out woman..or could it be about myself?

Lyrics

THE SADNESS IN YOUR EYES

By Pete Berwick


YOU'VE LIVED DIED LOVED AND LOST STILL NO REDEMPTION
BEEN DOWN THAT ROAD A HUNDRED THOUSAND TIMES
YOUR JADED SMILE SHINES BRIGHT WITH DESPERATION
YOU CAN FOOL THEM ALL WITH JUST ONE PANTOMIME
BUT EVERYTIME I LOOK IN YOUR DIRECTION
I SEE A DARKNESS THAT HAS CLAIMED YOUR COMPROMISE
AND I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS
BUT HONEY NOTHIN' LIKE THE PAIN NEATH' YOUR DISGUISE
AND THE SADDEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN
IS THE SADNESS IN YOUR EYES

YOU KNOW SOMETHINGS ARE BETTER NEVER PROMISED
ANYTHING AT LEAST THAT CAN BE RECALLED
WORDS ARE JUST A FORM OF MISUNDERSTANDING
AND ACTIONS DON'T SPEAK LOUDER AFTER ALL
BUT NOW I SEE THE BATTLE SCARS THAT FORM
ACROSS YOUR HEART CAN YOU TELL ME WHO'S THE ONE
WHO PUT THEM THERE DO YOU REMEMBER
OR WERE YOU JUST TOO STONED TO EVER REALIZE
AS THE TEARS THAT FELL SHOWED ALL TOO WELL
THE SADNESS IN YOUR EYES

YOU CAN HANG YOUR HEAD AND PRETEND THAT THEY CAN'T SEE YOU
YOU CAN TURN AWAY AND PRETEND THAT YOU CAN'T SEE
STILL THE LINES ACROSS YOUR FACE ARE HARD NOT TO NOTICE
AND YOU CAN'T HIDE THE HEARTACHE THAT WEARS UPON YOUR SLEEVE
SO WHEN WILL YOU STOP LOOKING FAR BEHIND
AT A PAST THAT'S LEFT YOU BROKEN UP INSIDE
IT'S ONLY TIME AND TIME GOES BY
YOU CAN'T GO ON FOREVER SEARCHING IN THE NIGHT
FOR THE MEMORIES THAT CAME TO BE
THE SADNESS IN YOUR EYES