Origin of Jenkins Stage Name--------- Jenkins felt that his real name wasn't marketable, and he changed his show business name in 1957. (Harold Lloyd Jenkins would always remain his legal name, however). Looking at a road map, he spotted Conway, Arkansas and Twitty, Texas. Thus, he went with the professional name of "Conway Twitty".[citation needed]
Alternatively, Jenkins met a Richmond, VA, man named W. Conway Twitty Jr. through Jenkins' manager in a New York City restaurant. The manager served in the army with the real Conway Twitty. Later, the manager suggested to Jenkins that he take the name as his stage name because it had a ring to it. The Richmond Conway Twitty subsequently recorded the song, "What's in a Name But Trouble," in the mid-1960s, lamenting the loss of his name to Jenkins. The flip side of the 45 RPM record was "The Purple, Purple People Eater, Eater." (The more well known version of Purple People Eater, however, now having sold over 100,000,000 copies, was recorded by Sheb Wooley.)
Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart
Conway Twitty Lyrics
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I saw her and told myself,
She was my dream come true
I let my eyes deceive me
From the start.
They told me I wanted her
More than I wanted you
Than my heart.
[Chorus]
Wasn't I the foolish one
Lord above, what have I done
For her love I tore my world apart.
Now she's here but its no good
I don't care the way I should
Guess my eyes were bigger than my heart.
I allowed these eyes of mine
To lead me into sin
Made me think that I could love her true.
Now she stands out in the cold
My heart won't let her in
There was only room enough for you.
[Chorus]
In "Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart" Conway Twitty sings about a mistake that many people make: choosing physical attraction over true love. He tells the story of seeing a woman who he thought was his dream come true and letting his eyes deceive him into believing that he wanted her more than his current partner. He ultimately realizes that this was a mistake and that he was foolish to think that physical attraction could replace true love.
The lyrics are particularly poignant because they speak to a universal human experience. Many of us have been tempted by someone who caught our eye and drew us in with their looks or charm, but as much as we may desire them, we ultimately realize that we cannot replace the love we have for someone who truly knows us and cares for us. Twitty's song is a reminder that while physical attraction can be powerful, true love is what sustains us in the long run.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw her and told myself, She was my dream come true
When I saw her, I convinced myself that she was the perfect partner I had been dreaming of
I let my eyes deceive me from the start
I let my physical attraction to her cloud my judgement right from the beginning
They told me I wanted her more than I wanted you
My instincts warned me that I was prioritizing her over my real love for someone else
Guess my eyes were bigger Than my heart
It turns out that my physical attraction to her (the size of my eyes) was greater than my true feelings for her (the size of my heart)
Wasn't I the foolish one, Lord above, what have I done
Looking back, I realize how foolish I was to let attraction take over my emotions and dictate my actions and decisions
For her love I tore my world apart
I made major changes and sacrifices in my life - both for better and for worse - just to try and win her love in return
Now she's here but it's no good, I don't care the way I should
Even though she's finally with me, I realize that I don't actually care for her the way I should, given all that I have done to win her over
I allowed these eyes of mine to lead me into sin
I made the mistake of valuing physical appearance and attraction over true love and companionship, which ultimately led to a sinful or misguided path
Made me think that I could love her true
At the time, I thought that my physical feelings for her could be translated into true, meaningful love over time
Now she stands out in the cold, my heart won't let her in
Even though she's right in front of me, I realize that I can't bring myself to truly love her or let her into my heart, since it's already taken by another
There was only room enough for you
At the end of the day, I realized that my heart had always belonged to someone else and that there was never enough space in it for anyone else
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LIZ ANDERSON
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Milton Moore
One of the great
"play on words"
song titles. This was written by
Liz Anderson, who
should be in the
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME along with Conway, but isn't!
As of December 2017, the lunkheads who run that organization have
only elected a mere 17 women!
They need to get in step with the
times! Love this song! From a Conway fan from
Dallas, Texas!😃
Manfred Sommer
I saw her and told myself,
She was my dream come true
I let my eyes deceive me
From the start.
They told me I wanted her
More than I wanted you
Guess my eyes were bigger
Than my heart.
[Chorus]
Wasn't I the foolish one
Lord above, what have I done
For her love I tore my world apart.
Now she's here but its no good
I don't care the way I should
Guess my eyes were bigger than my heart.
I allowed these eyes of mine
To lead me into sin
Made me think that I could love her true.
Now she stands out in the cold
My heart won't let her in
There was only room enough for you.
[Chorus]
Songwriters: ANDERSON
cell pat
can't believe he's been gone for almost 25 years. thank you for living these musical gems behind, Conway. r.i.p.
countrygirl country musiclover
cell pat today i actually googled when he died. He died June I think 5th (sometime in June) of 1993. My mom was pregnant with me. I was born in Nov 1993. Nobody ever played Conway when I was growing up. I became a fan about 6 years ago. I also am just as big a fan of tons of older country as I am recent/today's country
Mike Brumlow
I LOVE THIS ONE. ONE OF CONWAY'S BEST.
winedrop1
Conway got better with age! Thanks for this one. Keep them coming!
Shannon Burns
This was Harold Lloyd Jenkins' first charted country recording. Written by Dakota native, Elizabeth Anderson. She wrote several major hit songs for various artists.
58cherokee58
I had never heard this before, One of the best Conway songs ever
Steven Walter
I so love this song.
Bill Zuber
One of Conways best! Just my opinion.
Seanzie_73
Thank you- please keep this on here. Conway is the greatest.
Milton Moore
One of the great
"play on words"
song titles. This was written by
Liz Anderson, who
should be in the
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME along with Conway, but isn't!
As of December 2017, the lunkheads who run that organization have
only elected a mere 17 women!
They need to get in step with the
times! Love this song! From a Conway fan from
Dallas, Texas!😃