Faraway Eyes - Live

I was driving home

Early Sunday morning through Bakersfield

Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station

And the preacher said

"You know you always have the Lord by your side"

And I was so pleased to be informed of this

That I ran 20 red lights in his honor

Thank you, Jesus

Thank you, Lord

I had an arrangement to meet a girl

And I was kind of late

And I thought by the time I got there

She'd be off

She'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find

Much to my surprise, there she was

Sitting in the corner

A little bleary, worse for wear and tear

Was the girl with far away eyes

So if you're down on your luck

And you can't harmonize

Find a girl with far away eyes

And if you're downright disgusted

And life ain't worth a dime

Get a girl with far away eyes

Well

Well, the preacher went right on saying

That all I had to do was send ten dollars

To the church of the sacred bleeding heart of Jesus

Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California

And the next week they'd say my prayer on the radio

And all my dreams would come true

So I did

The next week

I got a prayer for the girl

Well, you know what kind of eyes she got

So if you're down on your luck

I know you all sympathize

Find a girl with far away eyes

And if you're downright disgusted

And life ain't worth a dime

Get a girl with far away eyes

So if you're down on your luck

I know you all sympathize

Get a girl with far away eyes