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Them There Eyes

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243. Them There Eyes (1930)

lyrics and music by:

Maceo Pinkard & William Tracey & Doris Tauber

follows 12 versions of this song

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1939 MT 123 Complete in Columbia v.6 3 2’48”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
Fallin’ in a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
Get you in a lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

(bridge)

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, yes falling
Fallin’ in a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better watch out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a lot of trouble
Ah, Mister
Talkin’ about those eyes

 

2nd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1949 LR 54 Perfect Complete Collection v.3 7 1’49”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
Get you in a lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something
You better watch out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a lot of trouble
Look out, mister
Talkin’ about those eyes

 

3rd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1949 MT 203 Complete On Decca v.2 13 2’48”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

(bridge)

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

 

4th version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1949 LR 64 Perfect Complete Collection v.3 16 1’32”

(very fast tempo)

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

 

5th version

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1951 LR 82 Perfect Complete Collection v.4 14 1’36”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

 

6th version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1953 LR 102 Perfect Complete Collection v.5 12 1’58”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

 

7th version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1954 LR 113 Perfect Complete Collection v.7 4 1’46”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Ah, they make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

 

8th version

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1954 LR 121 Complete on Verve v.2 19 1’28”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Ah, they make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

 

9th version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1954 LR 139 Perfect Complete Collection v.7 21 2’15”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

 

10th version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1955 LR 142 Perfect Complete Collection v.7 24 1’51”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Ah, You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Ah, They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

 

11th version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1956 LR 177 Perfect Complete Collection v.11 2 1’56”

(intro)

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle,
Bubble,
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

12th version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1958 LR 213 Private Recording – 2’12”

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They got get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle,
Bubble,
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

Notes

to be checked

 

The Way You Look Tonight

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242. The Way You Look Tonight (1936)

lyrics by Dorothy Fields

music by Jerome Kern

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1936 MT 32 Complete on Columbia v.2 7 3’00”

Someday when I’m awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow
Just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Oh but you’re lovely
With your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft
There is nothing for me
But to love you
Just the way you look tonight

With each word
Your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh
That wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely never never change
Keep that breathless charm
Won’t you please arrange it
Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight

 

2nd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1936 AT 32a Complete on Columbia v.7 17 3’04”

Someday when I’m awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow
Just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Oh but you’re lovely
With your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft
There is nothing for me
But to love you
Just the way you look tonight

With each word
Your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh
That wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely never never change
Keep that breathless charm
Won’t you please arrange it
Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight

Notes

from the film Swing Time with Fred Astaire

 

The Very Thought of You

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241. The Very Thought Of You (1934)

lyrics and music by Ray Noble

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1938 MT 92 Complete on Columbia v.4 21 2’44”

The very thought of you
And I forget to do
Those little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do
I’m livin’ in a kind of a daydream
I’m happy as a queen
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything

The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You’ll never know
How slow the moments go
Till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you my love

(bridge)

I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you my love

 

Notes

 It is said that exists an alternate take or a copy made for security reasons.

 

The Moon Looks Down and Laughs

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239. The Moon Looks Down And Laughs

Bert Kalmar & Sid Silvers & Harry Ruby

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1938 MT 84 Complete on Columbia v.4 14 2’54”

The moon looks down and laughs
And says I told you so
Why did I let you go away

I was so sure you loved me madly
And when I wanted you
You’d gladly come back to me

I never realized the day we said goodbye
How very sorry I would be
And every night when I walk
Up and down this lonesome town
The moon looks down and laughs at me

(bridge)

I never realized the day we said goodbye
How very sorry I would be
And every night when I walk
Up and down this lonesome town
The moon looks down and laughs at me

The moon looks down and laughs at me

 

2nd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1938 AT 84a Complete on Columbia v.8 14 2’50”

The moon looks down and laughs
And says I told you so
Why did I let you go away

I was so sure you loved me madly
And when I wanted you
You’d gladly come back to me

I never realized the day we said goodbye
How very sorry I would be
And every night when I walk
Up and down this lonesome town
The moon looks down and laughs at me

(bridge)

I never realized the day we said goodbye
How very sorry I would be
And every night when I walk
Up and down this lonesome town
The moon looks down and laughs at me

The moon looks down and laughs at me

 

Notes

 

The Mood That I’m In

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238. The Mood That I’m In

Abner Silver & Al Sherman

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1937 MT 45 Complete on Columbia v.2 20 2’58”

Never dared to have your arms around me
Not that I considered it a sin
But tonight I want your arms around me
It’s the mood that I’m in

Can it be the music that they’re playin’
Or the magic of the violin
That intrigues my heart to obeyin’
It’s the mood that I’m in

Maybe it’s the cocktail that I’m sippin’
That helps to put me in this frame of mine
Maybe it’s because of you I’m sleepin’
Tonight I’m so romantically inclined

So speak to me of love in words so tender
Let the rhapsody of life begin
I could give my heart in sweet surrender
It’s the mood that I’m in

Notes

 

The Man I Love

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237. The Man I Love (1924)

lyrics by Ira Gershwin

music by George Gershwin

follows 4 versions of this song

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1939 MT 126 Complete in Columbia v.6 6 3’04”

Someday he’ll come along
The man I love
And he’ll be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I’ll do my best to make him stay

He’ll look at me and smile
I’ll understand
Then in a little while
He’ll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won’t say a word

Maybe I shall meet him Sunday
Maybe Monday maybe not
Still I’m sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

He’ll build a little home
That’s meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I’m dreaming of the man I love

(bridge)

Maybe I shall meet him Sunday
Maybe Monday maybe not
Still I’m sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

He’ll build a little home
Just meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I’m dreaming of the man I love

 

2nd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1940 LR 8 Perfect Complete Collection v.1 8 2’39”

Someday he’ll come along
The man I love
And he’ll be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I’ll do my best to make him stay

He’ll look at me and smile
I’ll understand
Then in a little while
He’ll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won’t say a word

Maybe he’ll come Sunday, one day
Maybe Monday maybe not
Still I’m sure he’ll come some day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

He’ll build a little home
That’s meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I’m dreaming of the man I love

(bridge)

Maybe he’ll come Sunday, one day
Maybe Monday maybe not
Still I’m sure he’ll come some day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

He’ll build a little home
Just meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I’m dreaming of the man I love

 

3rd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1946 LR 30 Complete on Verve v.1 6 3’04”

Someday you come along
The man I love
And he’ll be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I’ll do my best to make him stay

He’ll look at me and smile
I’ll understand
Then in a little while
He’ll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won’t say a word

Maybe he’ll come Sunday one day
Maybe Monday maybe not
Still I’m sure that he’ll come some day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

He’ll build a little home
That’s meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I’m dreaming of the man I love

Maybe he’ll come Sunday one day
Maybe Monday maybe not
Still I’m sure that he’ll come some day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

He’ll build a little home
That’s meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I’m dreaming of the man I love

 

4th version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1947 LR 40 Perfect Complete Collection vol.2 11 2’38”

Someday you come along
The man I love
And he’ll be big and strong
The man I love
Then he comes my way
I’ll do my best to make him stay

He’ll look at me and smile
I’ll understand
Then in a little while
He’ll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won’t say a word

Maybe he’ll come Sunday one day
Maybe Monday maybe not
Still I’m sure that he’ll come some day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

He’ll build a little home
That’s meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I’m dreaming of the man I love

 

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From the show Lady Be Good

 

The End Of A Love Affair

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236. The End Of A Love Affair (1950)

Lyrics and music Edward C. Redding

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1958 MT 314 Lady In Satin 12 4’52”

So I walk a little too fast
And I drive a little too fast
And I’m reckless it’s true
But what else can you do
At the end of a love affair

So I talk a little too much
And I laugh a little too much
And my voice is too loud
When I’m out in a crowd
So that people are apt to stare

Do they know do they care
That it’s only
That I’m lonely
And low as can be
And the smile on my face
Isn’t really a smile at all

So I smoke a little too much
And I joke a little too much
And the tunes I request
Are not always the best
But the ones
Where the trumpets blare

So I go at a maddening pace
And I pretend
That it’s taking his place
But what else can you do
At the end of a love affair

(bridge)

Do they know do they care
That it’s only
That I’m lonely
And low as can be
And the smile on my face
Isn’t really a smile at all

So I smoke a little too much
And I joke a little too much
And the tunes I request
Are not always the best
But the ones
Where the trumpets blare

So I go at a maddening pace
And I pretend
That it’s taking his place
But what else can you do
At the end of a love affair

 

2nd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1958 AT 314a Lady In Satin 16 4’46”

[stereo]

So I walk a little too fast
And I drive a little too fast
And I’m reckless it’s true
But what else can you do
At the end of a love affair

So I talk a little too much
And I laugh a little too much
And my voice is too loud
When I’m out in a crowd
So that people are apt to stare

Do they know do they care
That it’s only
That I’m lonely
And low as can be
And the smile on my face
Isn’t really a smile at all

So I smoke a little too much
And I joke a little too much
And the tunes I request
Are not always the best
But the ones
Where the trumpets blare

So I go at a maddening pace
And I pretend
That it’s taking his place
But what else can you do
At the end of a love affair

(bridge)

Do they know do they care
That it’s only
That I’m lonely
And low as can be
And the smile on my face
Isn’t really a smile at all

So I smoke a little too much
And I joke a little too much
And the tunes I request
Are not always the best
But the ones
Where the trumpets blare

So I go at a maddening pace
And I pretend
That it’s taking his place
But what else can you do
At the end of a love affair

Notes

first to sing Mabel Mercer

 

The Blues Are Brewin’

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235. The Blues Are Brewin’

Eddie DeLange & Louis Alter

rec date type # discography tk rec time
 1946 LR 37 Perfect Complete Collection v.2  8 3’45”

When the moon’s kind of dreamy
Starry eyed and dreamy
And nights are luscious and long
If you’re kind of lonely
And all by your only
Then nothin’ but the blues are brewin’
The blues are brewin’

When the wind through the willow
Blows across your pillow
And tells you sleepin’ is wrong
If love goes a thirsting
Till you feel like bursting
Then nothing but the blues are brewin’
The blues are brewin’

Suppose you want somebody
But you ain’t got nobody
You only get a gleam in your eye
Till somebody’s found you
And puts their lovin’ arms around you
You got the feelin’ you want to die

But when the Lord up above you
Sends someone to love you
The blues are something you loose
You’re so busy doing
The things that you’re doing
That love ain’t got no time
For brewin’ the blues

 

2nd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
 1946 MT 190 Complete on Decca v.1  21 3’00”

When the moon’s kind of dreamy
Starry eyed and dreamy
And nights are luscious and long
If you’re kind of lonely
And all by your only
Then nothin’ but the blues are brewin’
The blues are brewin’

When the wind through the willow
Blows across your pillow
And tells you sleepin’ is wrong
If love goes a thirsting
Till you feel like bursting
Then nothing but the blues are brewin’
The blues are brewin’

Suppose you want somebody
But you ain’t got nobody
You only get a gleam in your eyes
Till somebody’s found you
And puts their lovin’ arms around you
You got the feelin’ you want to die

But when the Lord up above you
Sends someone to love you
The blues are something you loose
You’re so busy doing
The things that you’re doing
That love ain’t got no time
For brewin’ the blues

(bridge)

But when the Lord up above you
Sends someone to love you
The blues are something you loose
You’re so busy doing
The things that you’re doing
That love ain’t got no time
For brewin’ the blues
The blues

 

Notes

 

That’s Life I Guess

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234. That’s Life I Guess

Peter DeRose & Lewis

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1936 MT 35 Complete on Columbia v.2 10 3’02”

Sometimes I wonder
What’s in store for me
Your love could open
Heaven’s door to me
But you don’t care a straw for me
That’s life I guess

My days and nights
Are starting off with you
My sugar kisses taste like salt to you
But why should I find fault with you
That’s life I guess.

The world was bright when you loved me
Sweet was the touch of your lips
The world went dark when you left me
And then there came a total eclipse

Nobody knows how cruel fate can be
How close together love and hate can be
Goodbye just clean the slate for me
That’s life I guess

 

2nd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1936 AT 35a Complete on Columbia v.7 20 3’21”

Sometimes I wonder
What’s in store for me
Your love could open
Heaven’s door to me
But you don’t care a straw for me
That’s life I guess

My days and nights
Are starting off with you
My sugar kisses taste like salt to you
But why should I find fault with you
That’s life I guess.

The world was bright when you loved me
Sweet was the touch of your lips
The world went dark when you left me
And then there came a total eclipse

Nobody knows how cruel fate can be
How close together love and hate can be
Goodbye just clean the slate for me
That’s life I guess

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