Wrapped inside a roll of yellowed newspapers
Set aside where no one ever goes
But I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
People say you look like you are searching
But all they see are mirrors in your eyes
But I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
There’s feelings in your heart I’ve never touched
There’s words you’ve longed to say but never found
But I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
I know what you mean without you saying anything
I know what’s in your mind by all the love that’s in your eyes
But I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
Every time I’ve tried to tell you
You have turned away
Still I feel that I should let you stay
Take your choice to leave my life
Or keep your heart with me
But all the time, I’m keeping my eyes on you, my love
Keeping my eyes on you
Every day I try to give you
Everything I should
Understanding life has made it good
Take a star of happiness
And let it be your sun
And all the time, I’m keeping my eyes on you, my love
Keeping my eyes on you
My eyes are always on you
So don’t even doubt that I’ll always be true
Every word I choose to sing
Is spilling out like love
Every thought is meant to mean enough
Tantalizing tales of wonder
Wait beyond the fringe
And all the time, I’m keeping my eyes on you, my love
Keeping my eyes on you
Keeping my eyes on you, my love
Keeping my eyes on you
Girl, I just want to come inside
I don't want to hurt your pride I won't ever tell
Girl, if love was just a passing phase
I wouldn't want to run this race I wouldn't even try
But love means more than the oceans swirling around the land
Love is more than emotion I'm trying to make you understand
Try to make you understand
Come what may or it might not
I'll give it all I've got
I'll tell you what I want to do
Time will tell and it won't lie
You'll see it with your eye
You'll feel when I try to ...
Girl, nothing ever goes as planned
Even when you make a stand everybody knows
Girl, if you take a look around
Maybe then you'll see the sound of what I'm trying to say
That love roars wild like a tiger circling around his prey
Love's a child that's inside you don't it make you want to play?
Don't it make you want to play?
Come what may or it might not
I'll give it all I've got
I'll tell you what I want to do
Time will tell and it won't lie
You'll see it with your eye
You'll feel when I try to ...
Girl, every single word I say
Wouldn't matter anyway if you came along
Girl, when you take the time to think
All you do is rearrange what you already know
The time is now please don't worry think of it as just a dance
You'll slow down in a hurry this could be our only chance
This could be our only chance
Come what may or it might not
I'll give it all I've got
I'll tell you what I want to do
Time will tell and it won't lie
You'll see it with your eye
You'll feel when I try to ...
Woke up this morning crawled into bed
And as I lay there here's what she said
Everything's all right everything's fine
So what are you doing blowing your mind all the time
Well I was walking downtown who did I meet
But an exact duplicate copy of me
Both of us running as fast as we can
To get away from the other that other strange strange man
Everybody's speeding to work burning up gas
They know it's crazy but they don't want to be last
I'll just sit here singing maybe get stoned
And I won't ever get lonely lonely being all on my own
All on my own now
Well it feels so good
To be back where I belong
And I know I could
Stay forever if we had that long
And I know it’s right
When I feel like I do tonight
When I feel like I do
When I took your hand
You quivered like you didn’t know
Didn’t understand
That I could never let you go
And I know it’s right
When I feel like I do tonight
When I feel like I do
In the nick of time I felt your heartbeat
In the nick of time I got a real treat
In the nick of time I finally knew it was real
When it’s comin’ on
I’ll never let it slip away
And it feels so strong
It makes me want you every day
And I know it’s right
When I feel like I do tonight
When I feel like I do
In the nick of time I felt your heartbeat
In the nick of time I got a real treat
In the nick of time I finally knew it was real
She's not the kind of girl to ask you
Where you're gonna be tomorrow
She knows that she can leave if she wants to
She doesn't want to deal with sorrow
Let me give it to you now baby
I know how and maybe
In a little while baby
We'll see you smile
You see her standing at the party
Hiding 'neath her plastic cover
All eyes are gazing at her body
They call her the elastic lover
Let me give it to you now baby
I know how and maybe
In a little while baby
We'll see you smile
And every time you try to tell her
How you really feel about it
She seems to climb inside her shelter
And make you try to live without it
Let me give it to you now baby
I know how and maybe
In a little while baby
We'll see you smile
It's nice to see you come around here
Nice to hear how you've been doin’
I hope you never hear the sound dear
Of all of this impending ruin
Let me give it to you now baby
I know how and maybe
In a little while baby
We'll see you smile
As this picture suggests, my years at Stanford were marked by seasons of haze – as the “goody two-shoes” behavior of my valedictorian performance in high school (Straight A’s, squeaky-clean abstinence from all forms of vice, Senior Class President, editor of the school newspaper, etc.) was suddenly unshackled amid the many temptations of college life. Despite succumbing to some of these, I still managed to graduate on-time with a decent GPA in a rather challenging field (chemical engineering). I also found time to inspire a notorious character (Madigan), who appeared each weekday morning in a Stanford Daily comic strip (Dupie), penned by a close fraternity brother, Gil Morales, who subsequently went on to become an investment wizard in the financial world.
The songs of this era were often dominated by the solemnity of unrequited love, but I also now see a few of them, including this set’s Keeping My Eyes on You, to be “love songs” from God to me, even though I thought I was writing about them about a long-distance love interest. Providence.
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