Far Away Eyes

[00:16.47] I was driving home
[00:18.83] Early Sunday morning through Bakersfield
[00:23.39] Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station
[00:27.93] And the preacher said
[00:29.52] "You know you always have the Lord by your side"
[00:36.38] And I was so pleased to be informed of this
[00:39.89] That I ran 20 red lights in his honor
[00:46.30] Thank you, Jesus
[00:50.21] Thank you, Lord
[00:56.92] I had an arrangement to meet a girl
[01:00.12] And I was kind of late
[01:02.50] And I thought by the time I got there
[01:05.59] She'd be off
[01:06.96] She'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find
[01:14.76] Much to my surprise, there she was
[01:17.34] Sitting in the corner
[01:20.31] A little bleary, worse for wear and tear
[01:26.77] Was the girl with far away eyes
[01:36.91] So if you're down on your luck
[01:42.12] And you can't harmonize
[01:47.34] Find a girl with far away eyes
[01:57.24] And if you're downright disgusted
[02:02.61] And life ain't worth a dime
[02:07.55] Get a girl with far away eyes
[02:16.48] Well
[02:16.89]
[02:39.14] Well, the preacher went right on saying
[02:41.67] That all I had to do was send ten dollars
[02:45.55] To the church of the sacred bleeding heart of Jesus
[02:50.09] Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California
[02:53.42] And the next week they'd say my prayer on the radio
[02:56.36] And all my dreams would come true
[02:59.57] So I did
[03:02.45] The next week
[03:05.06] I got a prayer for the girl
[03:11.00] Well, you know what kind of eyes she got
[03:13.10]
[03:18.37] So if you're down on your luck
[03:23.43] I know you all sympathize
[03:28.60] Find a girl with far away eyes
[03:38.77] And if you're downright disgusted
[03:44.15] And life ain't worth a dime
[03:48.82] Get a girl with far away eyes
[03:58.70] So if you're down on your luck
[04:03.85] I know you all sympathize
[04:08.71] Get a girl with far away eyes
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