I Only Have Eyes For You
Joe Augustine Lyrics
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I can't see anyone but you
Sha bop sha bop
Are the stars out tonight
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
I only have eyes for you dear
But I can't see a thing in the sky
I only have eyes for you
I don't know if we're in a garden
Or on a crowded avenue
You are here and so am I
Maybe millions of people go by
But they all disappear from view
And I only have eyes for you
In Joe Augustine's song "I Only Have Eyes For You," the singer expresses how deeply they are in love with someone. The line "My love must be a kind of blind love, I can't see anyone but you" portrays how this love is all-encompassing and has blinded the singer from seeing anything else around them. The next two verses further emphasize this point by stating that even if the stars are out tonight or if the moon is high, the singer cannot see anything else.
The bridge then expands on this idea and shows how, despite being surrounded by other people or in different environments, the singer's focus remains solely on their loved one. The line "Maybe millions of people go by, but they all disappear from view" exemplifies how the singer's love is so intense that they are unable to even acknowledge the presence of others.
Overall, Joe Augustine's "I Only Have Eyes For You" is a song that beautifully encapsulates the all-consuming nature of love and the overwhelming feeling it can bring.
Line by Line Meaning
My love must be a kind of blind love
My affection for you is so all-encompassing that I am blinded to the attractiveness of any other person.
I can't see anyone but you
The powerful emotion I feel for you makes every other person fade into the background.
Sha bop sha bop
This is an expression of joy and happiness in my love for you.
Are the stars out tonight
I am so focused on you that I am unaware of what's happening in the larger world around us.
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
My focus is on you to the extent that I am oblivious to anything else, including the weather conditions outside.
I only have eyes for you dear
My focus and love is so intense that I am incapable of directing it towards anyone else but you.
The moon may be high
External factors such as the position of the moon or other elements of the environment don't matter to me because you are the only thing that matters.
But I can't see a thing in the sky
My focus on you is so extreme that I am unaware of anything else going on around me, including celestial objects like the moon or stars.
I don't know if we're in a garden
My love for you is so intense that I am not even aware of our surroundings or where we are in the moment.
Or on a crowded avenue
Even if we were in a busy, highly populated area, my gaze and thoughts would still only be on you.
You are here and so am I
The only thing that matters in this moment is that we are together, and I am focused solely on you.
Maybe millions of people go by
Even if there were a large crowd of people around us, they would all be rendered invisible to me because you are all that matters.
But they all disappear from view
Everyone and everything in my surrounding world fades away, making my love for you the only thing that truly exists in my world.
And I only have eyes for you
No matter the circumstances or external factors, my focus and love will always be directed solely towards you.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Al Dubin, Harry Warren
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