Old 97′s “Eyes For You”
Old 97′s “Eyes For You” b/w “W.I.F.E.” 1995. Bloodshot Records. Red vinyl with bonus 97 sticker. I’m not big into alt-country but Old 97′s “Eyes For You” has enough rockin’ to boogie to and a great rockabilly guitar sound. The lyrics are also pretty damn funny. The b-side “W.I.F.E.” appears on their ‘95 album Wreck Your Life, a barroom ballad full of twanging lament that Allmusic says is hard to believe that it “wasn’t written by George Jones back in the late ‘50s.”
Lyrics to “Eyes For You”
I’ve got eyes for you
And I keep them in a jar up in my room
When you walk in they open wide
Lids are gone, no place to hideI’ve got eyes for you
I’ve got eyes for youI’ve got lips for you
Some of what they say just might be true
Well it’s a scary thought I must confess
You’re an ice cream cone in a mini-dressI’ve got lips for you
I’ve got lips for youOh, well I think I’m going crazy
I’m feeling pretty good, this isn’t love
It’s just I think my body likes you
More than any body should, your body likes me too
That’s why I’ve only got eyes for youI’ve got a nose for you
And the way you smell I wish that I had two
Ah well you always smell a bit like gin
You’re gonna make me take to drinkin’ againI’ve got a nose for you
I’ve got a nose for youOh, well I think I’m going crazy
I’m feeling pretty good, this isn’t love
It’s just I think my body likes you
More than any body should, your body likes me too
That’s why I’ve only got eyes for youI’ve got eyes for you
And I keep them in a jar up in my room
When you walk in they open wide
Lids are gone, no place to hide
Daily (maybe) pulls from the vault: 33-1/3, 45, 78, old, older, classic, new, good, bad. Subjective. Autobiographical. Occasionally putting a record up for sale.
