I Only Have Eyes For You
Tim Draxl Lyrics


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My love must be a kind of blind love
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
The moon may be high
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

Overall Meaning

The song "I Only Have Eyes For You" by Tim Draxl is a love song about a passion so intense that it blinds the singer to anything else but their lover. The lyrics suggest that this kind of love is a "blind love" that makes the singer ignorant of everything else that is going on around them. The repetition of the phrase "I only have eyes for you" reinforces the idea that the singer's intense love for their partner is all-consuming.


The lyrics paint a picture of a tunnel vision, where the singer is only focused on the presence of their lover. The reference to stars, clouds, and the moon is used to highlight that the singer cannot even appreciate the beauty of the night sky because they are so smitten with their partner. The line "Maybe millions of people go by, but they all disappear from view" suggests that the singer is so fixated on their beloved that they don't notice anyone or anything else around them.


Line by Line Meaning

My love must be a kind of blind love
My love for you is so strong that it makes me unable to see anyone else, leading me to think that it's a kind of blindness.


I can't see anyone but you
You're the only person who matters to me, and I can't imagine being able to love someone else the same way.


Sha bop sha bop
This line is a vocalization and has no specific meaning.


Are the stars out tonight
I'm not sure if the stars are visible right now, but it doesn't matter much to me because my attention is solely on you.


I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
I'm not aware if the weather is good or bad, but it wouldn't affect my mood since my focus is only on you.


I only have eyes for you dear
You're the only one I'm interested in; you're the only person for whom I have emotive responses.


The moon may be high
Even though the moon may be visible in the sky, it doesn't take my attention away from you who holds all my attention.


But I can't see a thing in the sky
My mind is preoccupied with you that I cannot focus on anything else, even if it's up in the sky.


I only have eyes for you
I'm only focused on you, everything else is non-essential and has no importance to me.


I don't know if we're in a garden
I'm unsure of our physical location since my mind is fixed on you and that's all I care about.


Or on a crowded avenue
If our location is in a busy, bustling avenue, it doesn't matter to me because I'm solely invested in you.


You are here and so am I
I'm grateful that both of us are together in the same place so that I can only have eyes for you.


Maybe millions of people go by
A countless number of people might walk past us, but they are no competition as my heart and mind are full of you.


But they all disappear from view
I only see you and nobody else, and that's why everyone else seems to fade away from my vision.


And I only have eyes for you
I care and deeply love no one else but you; this is where my emotions and romantic affiliations lie.




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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